Service difficulty report · Actuator · Eclips ECLIPSEEA500

Difficulty date
December 18, 2008
Submitted
January 8, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N929KD
Make and model
Eclips ECLIPSEEA500
Aircraft serial
000240
Aircraft time
134 hours, 121 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
EM411514
Part serial
509
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
134 hours, 121 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB THE RT MLG FAILED TO FULLY RETRACT. GEAR INTRANSIT INDICATED. ON SELECTION OF LANDING GEAR DOWN, RT MLG FAILED TO EXTEND. ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION USED AND GEAR EXTENDED FULLY AND "DOWN AND LOCKED" INDICATED. NORMAL LANDING ACCOMPLISHED. ON JACKS THE RT MLG WOULD ONLY RETRACT ABOUT 45 DEGREES AND WOULD NOT EXTEND FULLY WHEN SELECTED. RT MLG ACTUATOR REPLACED AND SYSTEM FUNCTION TESTED NORMAL.