Service difficulty report · Actuator · Diamon DA40NG

Difficulty date
March 16, 2020
Submitted
March 16, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N416BL
Make and model
Diamon DA40NG
Aircraft serial
40NC086
Aircraft time
182 hours
Engine
Austro E4
Engine time
182 hours
Propeller
Mtprop MTV6R
Part
Actuator
Part number
E4A41120000
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Engine
Part time
182 hours
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON TAKE OFF. DUAL ECU FAILURE NOTED ON PDF. PILOT LANDED SAFELY. MX INSPECTED AND FOUND WASTEGATE ACTUATOR INOP. REPLACED ACTUATOR, GROUND RUN AND DATA DOWNLOAD GOOD. NO ISSUES ON NEXT FLIGHTS. I AM NOTING THIS TO MAKE THE FAA AWARE THAT THIS SAME ISSUE HAS OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OF OUR DA40NGS. THE ACTUATORS DO NOT APPEAR TO LAST LONGER THAN 100-300 TACH HOURS. WOULD LIKE TO SEE A BETTER PART RELEASED TO RESOLVED THESE ONGOING ISSUES.

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