Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
March 18, 2008
Submitted
March 19, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N26621
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5500593
Aircraft time
9,314 hours, 6,094 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Actuator
Part number
991206313
Part serial
507
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Mlg
Part time
1,338 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCREW REPORTED LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED AND GEAR-IN-TRANSIT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AS AIRCRAFT WAS BEING TOWED OVER A BUMP (HANGAR THRESHOLD). SCHEDULED FLIGHT WAS CANCELLED. MAINTENANCE CREW WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE EVENT BY SLIGHT ACCELERATION OF TOW VEHICLE AND OBSERVED NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATOR ALSO EXTINGUISHED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OTHER REPORTED INDICATIONS. THE ACTUATOR DEFLECTION TEST IN THE AIRFRAME MM WAS ACCOMPLISHED TO DETERMINE THE SERVICEABILITY OF THE ACTUATOR'S INTERNAL DOWNLOCK MECHANISM WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS. DOWNLOCK INDICATOR SWITCH ADJUSTMENT COULD NOT BE VERIFIED DUE TO AN ABSENCE OF REQUIRED TESTING EQUIPMENT. THE RECENTLY OVERHAULED ACTUATOR WAS REMOVED FOR RETURN TO OVERHAUL FACILITY FOR WARRANTY REPAIR/EXCHANGE.

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