Service difficulty report · Actuator · Mooney M20E

Difficulty date
February 19, 2002
Submitted
March 13, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N79830
Make and model
Mooney M20E
Aircraft serial
494
Engine
Lyc IO360A1A
Part
Actuator
Part number
4196001C
Part serial
2245
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AC MADE GEAR UP LANDING DUE TO FAILURE OF GEAR TO EXTEND EITHER ELEC OR MAN. FAILURE TO OPERATE ELEC WAS NOT DETERMINED BUT PROBABLY IN AC GEAR CONTROL SYS. FAILURE TO EXTEND WITH MAN SYS (EMERGENCY) WAS CAUSED BY A STRIPPED GEAR IN MAN DISENGAGE ASSY MOUNTED ON THE GEAR ACT. WHEN ENGAGEING MAN SYS A LEVER IS MOVED AT DISENGAGE UNIT TO SLIDE FEMALE SPLINED GEAR ONTO SPLINED MALE END OF EXTEN CABLE ALLOWING GEAR TO BE EXTENDED WITH HAND CRANK. ENGAGE LEVER IN CABIN OR LEVER ON DISENGAGE ASSY WAS LOOSE IT WOULD ALLOW FEMALE GEAR TO PARTIALLY ENGAGE CABLE AND DURING ELEC OP FEMALE GEAR WOULD GRIND AGAINST END OF EXTEN CABLE TO POINT THERE WOULDN`T BE ENOUGH TEETH LEFT FOR EMER SYS TO OP.

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