Service difficulty report · Actuator · Socata TB20TRINIDAD

Difficulty date
October 13, 2022
Submitted
October 13, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N711RP
Make and model
Socata TB20TRINIDAD
Aircraft serial
1081
Part
Actuator
Part number
TB32300601
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
IN
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

AIRCRAFT HAD AN INCIDENT IN WHICH THE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND NORMALLY. ATTEMPTED MULTIPLE EMERGENCY EXTENDS COULDN'T GET THE NOSE GEAR TO LOCK. RESULTED IN A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE ON LANDING. UPON INSPECTION IN THE SHOP WAS FOUND THAT ONE NLG COMP ACTUATOR WAS BAD AND THUS NLG WOULD NOT LOCK IN FIGHT USING EMERGENCY PROCEDURE.