Service difficulty report · Actuator · Amtr QUESTAIRVENT

Difficulty date
December 21, 2007
Submitted
February 8, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N203V
Make and model
Amtr QUESTAIRVENT
Aircraft serial
22
Aircraft time
35 hours
Engine
Cont IO550N
Propeller
Mcauly B2A34C205
Part
Actuator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Part time
35 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
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

NOSE GEAR LINEAR ACTUATOR TRIPPED CIRCUIT BREAKER INFLIGHT AND WAS NOT DETECTED PRIOR TO LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INADVERTENTLY LANDED WITH THE NOSE GEAR NOT EXTENDED. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED SO THE GEAR COULD BE EXTENDED. WHEN POWER WAS APPLIED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS RESET THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY AND LOCKED IN THE DOWN POSITION, THE CIRCUIT BREAKER DID NOT TRIP. OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE FLEET HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE GEAR ACTUATOR BREAKERS BEING TO LOW OF A RATING BUT THIS AIRCRAFT HAS THE HIGHER RATED BREAKER INSTALLED.