Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
January 20, 2004
Submitted
February 3, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402ET
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0054
Engine
Cont TSIO520*
Part
Actuator
Part number
57271109
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Rt Main Uplock
Part time
13,949 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND DID NOT GET AN INDICATION OF THE RT GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. AFTER CYCLING THE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESS OF A DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT, PILOT THEN PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION WITH THE BLOW DOWN BOTTLE. GEAR ON RT STILL DID NOT GIVE A DOWN LIGHT. AC WAS FORCED TO LAND WITH RT MAIN STILL IN THE WHEEL WELL. GEAR SWINGS WERE PERFORMED TO FIND THAT ALL SYSTEMS WORKED AS NEEDED WATER WAS PRESENT IN THE HYDR SYS, UPLOCK ACTUATOR. FLUID WAS TESTED AND FOUND THAT IT WOULD FREEZE. DETERMINED THAT FLUID IN UPLOCK ACTUATOR HAD FROZEN NOT ALLOWING THE UPLOCK TO RELEASE. THIS UPLOCK ACTUATOR ON THIS SYS IS A ONE-WAY CYLINDER AND FLUID DOES NOT CIRCULATE.

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