Service difficulty report · Actuator · Piper PA23250

Difficulty date
February 24, 2019
Submitted
June 14, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1SY
Make and model
Piper PA23250
Aircraft serial
277654186
Part
Actuator
Part number
350302
Part serial
WTC
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

DURING INSPECTION TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF LANDING GEAR TO FAIL TO FULLY RETRACT AND THEN FAIL TO FULLY EXTEND IN FLIGHT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR HAS A 5" CRACK ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE ACTUATOR HOUSING. IT WAS WITNESSED IN THE SHOP, WITH HYDRAULIC POWER CART CONNECTED TO THE AIRCRAFT, THAT THE AMOUNT OF FLUID ESCAPING FROM THE CRACK CAUSED A LOSS OF SYSTEM PRESSURE THAT PREVENTED THE GEAR FROM MOVING TOWARDS RETRACT OR FULLY EXTENDED POSITION.

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