Service difficulty report · Pin · Cessna R182

Difficulty date
October 22, 2006
Submitted
November 7, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5274S
Make and model
Cessna R182
Aircraft serial
R18201534
Engine
Lyc O540*
Part
Pin
Condition
Broken
Location
Actuator
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

LOCKDOWN PINS BROKE AT GROOVE FOR ROLL PINS. THIS ALLOWED THE PINS TO MOVE OUT OF ACTUATOR BEARING END AND JAM THE ACTUATOR. IN THE UNLOCKED POSITION, SEB95-20 ACTUATOR DOWNLOCK PIN. INSPECTION SAYS TO CHECK FOR LOOSE PINS. THESE PINS WERE NOT LOOSE IN THE END BEARING UNTIL THE PART WAS THOROUGHLY CLEANED. THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT THE PINS WERE MOVING BUT COULD NOT BE MOVED. THE NEW ASSEMBLIES USE A PIN THROUGH THE PINS INSTEAD OF A GROVE CUT IN THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE LOCKDOWN PIN. SUGGEST THAT ANY ACTUATORS THAT ARE STILL OUT THERE BE REMOVED AND CLEANED TO DETERMINE THAT THE PINS ARE BROKEN OR LOOSE. (K)

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