Service difficulty report · Actuator · Gulstm 114TC

Difficulty date
February 7, 2006
Submitted
March 21, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N115TB
Make and model
Gulstm 114TC
Aircraft serial
20031
Engine
Lyc TIO540*
Part
Actuator
Condition
Unknown
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER REFITMENT, NLG FAILED TO EXTEND TO LAND POSITION. AC HAD BEEN UNDERGOING WORK TO SATISFY AD. AFTER WORK, GREEN NOSE WHEEL INDICATOR WOULD NOT ILLUM. FLYBY OF TWR, NLG WAS PARTIALLY EXTENDED TO ANGLE OF 45 DEGREES. RECYCLING STILL FAILED TO EXTEND NLG BEYOND 45 DEGREES. PWROFF LANDING WAS EXECUTED, NLG COLLAPSED, AC CAME TO REST ON 2 PROP BLADES, NOSE WHEEL BAY DOORS. LANDING HAD PUSHED NLG BACK TOWARD RETRACTED POSITION BUT WITH PART OF TIRE PROTRUDING THROUGH PARTIALLY OPEN NOSE BAY DOORS. PIN ATTACHING NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR TO NOSE LEG WAS REMOVED. GEAR FELL UNHINDERED AND UNAIDED TO DOWNLOCKED POSITION. INSP OF NLG, WHEN NG ACTUATOR IS AVAILABLE, (SHAFT BENT 45 DEGREES IN ACCIDENT) . (K)