Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 210L

Difficulty date
July 1, 2003
Submitted
July 11, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N210PY
Make and model
Cessna 210L
Aircraft serial
21060117
Part
Actuator
Part number
12805042
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
2,242 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND PRIOR TO PERFROMING TOUCH AND GO`S, IT WAS NOTED THAT LANDING GEARS WERE NOT SAFELY DOWN AND LOCKED. MLG'S WERE VISUALLY NOT EXTENDING PASSED FREE HANGING POSITION. SEVERAL PROCEDURES AND ATTEMPTS WERE MADE OVER THE FOLLOWING THREE FLIGHT HOURS WITH NO SUCCESS. AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY WITH NO FIRE, INJURIES AND SUSTAINING ONLY MINOR DAMAGES. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT MLG UPLOCK ACTUATOR PN 1280504-2 FAILED. WHEN SELECTING EXTEND POSITION, IT WOULD UNLOCK THE MLG'S BUT RESTRICT PRESSURE TO FLOW THROUGH IT TO EXTEND THE MLG ACTUATORS. AIRCRAFT WAS JUST OUT OF ANNUAL INSPECTION WHERE THE RETRACTION SYSTEM AND EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED FREE OF DEFECTS.

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