- Difficulty date
- February 18, 2026
- Submitted
- February 18, 2026
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA44180
- Aircraft serial
- 4496343
- Aircraft time
- 8,940 hours
- Part
- Actuator
- Part number
- 1117
- Part serial
- 3344
- Condition
- Blew Out
- Location
- Zone 700
- Part time
- 1,000 cycles
- Stage of operation
- LD
- 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
IT WAS AN OLD ACTUATOR THAT GAVE OUT ON A HARDER LANDING THAN NORMAL.
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