Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 210B

Difficulty date
June 11, 2024
Submitted
June 12, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9679X
Make and model
Cessna 210B
Aircraft serial
21057979
Aircraft time
5,333 hours
Engine
Cont IO470S
Engine time
1,127 hours
Part
Actuator
Part number
EA16141
Part serial
158
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UPON GEAR RETRACTION THE PISTON HOUSING FOR THE PISTON RACK ON THE ROTARY ACTUATOR CRACKED AT THE THREADED END CAP. ONCE HOUSING CRACKED FLUID ESCAPED CAUSING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TO BE UNSECURED. PILOT MOVED GEAR HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION AND WAS ABLE TO SECURE THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED WITH THE HAND PUMP. MAIN LANDING GEAR STILL UNSECURED AT MID TRAVEL.

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