Service difficulty report · Bolt · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
September 27, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N329BA
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Aircraft serial
TC238
Part
Bolt
Part number
NAS110424
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

BIS - FLT NR 421 - CREW REPORTED, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATED DOWN IN FLIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD A YAW TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT UPLOCK ROLLER AND ATTACHMENT BOLT WERE MISSING, CAUSING THE RIGHT GEAR TO NOT LOCK UP. ALSO, THE UPLOCK SWITCHES WERE DAMAGED CAUSING THE HYDRAULIC POWER TO BE CUT OFF FROM THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM, LETTING THE RIGHT GEAR FALL TO THE DOWN AND LOCK POSITION. BOTH RIGHT UPLOCK SWITCHES AND THE UPLOCK ROLLER WERE REPLACED. A GEAR RETRACTION TEST WAS COMPLETED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)