Service difficulty report · Actuator · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
March 23, 2005
Submitted
July 5, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N782C
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC525
Aircraft time
24,305 hours, 33,757 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Part
Actuator
Part number
2751016003
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg Ww
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

EMERG LAND MADE WITH RT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. AFTER SHUT-DOWN, RT LANDING GEAR, IB ACTUATOR WAS FOUND BROKEN AT FWD MOUNT, HANGING DWN BELOW GEAR DOORS FROM AFT MOUNT. (NOTE: EACH LANDING GEAR HAS 2 ACTUATORS, OB ACTUATOR HAD NO DAMAGE). BROKEN ACTUATOR APPEARS TO BE ORIG ACTUATOR, NO RECORDS CAN BE FOUND INDICATING REPLACEMENT SINCE AC WAS NEW. ACTUATOR REPLACEMENT SINCE IS (ON CONDITION) WITH NO REQUIRED OH TIME. BROKEN ACTUATOR WAS REMOVED, REPLACED, SENT FOR ANALYSIS. MFG DETERMINED THAT CRACK AT FWD MTNG HOLE, WHICH LEAD TO FAILURE, ORIGINATED IN SMALL FLAW IN METAL. GRADUALLY GREW TO POINT OF FAILURE. STATED THAT THIS IS ISOLATED INCIDENT, AND FEEL THAT NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED. (K)