Service difficulty report · Actuator · Israel GALAXY

Difficulty date
June 21, 2014
Submitted
July 21, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N415PR
Make and model
Israel GALAXY
Aircraft serial
017
Aircraft time
4,489 hours, 2,470 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
288D0487511
Condition
Defective
Location
Thrust Reverser
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE CREW REPORTED THAT THEY RECEIVED RT THRUST REVERSER FAIL CAS MSG ILLUMINATED DURING LANDING. THE THRUST REVERSER WOULD NOT FULLY DEPLOY. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE RT SECONDARY LATCH ACTUATOR PN 288D0487-511 DEFECTIVE. THE LATCH ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED WITH REPAIRED UNIT. FOUR EACH THRUST REVERSER GUIDE RAIL RODS WERE BENT BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF THE SECONDARY LATCH & WERE REPLACED.

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