Service difficulty report · Actuator · Beech A100

Difficulty date
February 22, 2003
Submitted
April 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech A100
Aircraft time
15,681 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Actuator
Condition
Failed
Location
Nose Landing Gea
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

(CAN) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING THE RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR THE GEAR IN TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND A GEAR SAFE INDICATION WAS OBSERVED. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR SYSTEM REVEALED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR WOULD OCCATIONALLY SKIP INTERNALLY CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM TO GO OUT OF RIGG. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR HAS SINCE BEEN REPLACE AND NO FURTHER OCCURENCES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

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