Service difficulty report · Ball · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
November 17, 2000
Submitted
December 18, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft time
3,573 hours
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Ball
Part number
52725
Condition
Missing
Location
Ball
Component
Uplock Actuator · 55275042
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

(CAN) DURING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK THE LEAKING LEFT UPLOCK ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT. ON GEAR RETRACTION TEST, THE LEFT GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND FULLY. THE GEAR WOULD UNLOCK AND FALL, BUT NOT EXTEND TO THE LOCKED POSITION. DUE TO THE NATURE OF OPERATION, THE BALL P/N 5272-5 WAS SUSPECTED TO BE MISSING. THIS WAS CONFIRMED AFTER A PARTIAL DISASSEMBLY OF THE ACTUATOR. (X)

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