Service difficulty report · Rod · Israel 1124

Difficulty date
July 9, 2007
Submitted
August 16, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N40TA
Make and model
Israel 1124
Aircraft serial
194
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Rod
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg Actuator
Part time
11,851 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
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

(REF CNTRL NR WW1045) RECOVERED AIRCRAFT FROM TAXI WAY AFTER A LANDING WITH NO MLG GREEN LIGHTS. LT GEAR STARTED RETRACTING DURING TAXI. FOUND LT AFT GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR PISTON ROD BROKEN INSIDE PISTON WHICH HAD CAUSED A MIS-DIRECT OF GEAR DOWN FLOW TO ROUTE INTO RETURN AND UNLOCKING THE GEAR JURY BRACE. THE PISTON ROD HAD BEEN CRACKED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME APPROX .3333 THROUGH PRIOR FAILURE. (K)

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