Service difficulty report · Actuator · Mooney M20J

Difficulty date
August 12, 2015
Submitted
August 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9142H
Make and model
Mooney M20J
Aircraft serial
243381
Aircraft time
3,631 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360A3B6
Engine time
3,631 hours
Propeller
Mcauly B2D34C214
Part
Actuator
Part number
1020005
Part serial
048
Condition
Broken
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
3,631 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT TRIED TO LAND, BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOWER LANDING GEAR. PILOT FLEW BACK TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND TRIED MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO LOWER GEAR BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. PILOT NOTED THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPING AND HAD TO TRY THE EMERGENCY LANDING EXTENSION BUT WAS ALSO UNSUCCESSFUL. PILOT NOTED THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR CABLE WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO PULL AND HAD TO RESULT IN LANDING WITH GEARS UP. BEFORE PILOT LANDED, PILOT HAD TO BURN FUEL BY CIRCLING THE AIRPORT.

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