Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
June 30, 2021
Submitted
October 20, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N583SD
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
6507034
Part
Actuator
Part number
99141702
Part serial
614
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 500
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, GEAR WAS SELECTD UP AND THE GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT ILLYMINATED. CYCLED THE GEAR ONCE WITH THE SAME EFFECT. AT LANDING, GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN WITH 3 GREEN. MAINTENANCE FOUND MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR BROKE FROM WING ATTACH POINT. COMPONENT HAD 6016 LANDINGS AND LIFE LIMIT FROM CESSNA IS 22,300 LANDINGS. PILOT NOTED LANDING SURFACE AT KASX TO BE IN ROUGH SHAPE.

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