Service difficulty report · Actuator · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
January 28, 2004
Submitted
July 22, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft time
16,466 hours
Engine
Garrtt TFE33112UHR
Propeller
Mcauly 4HFR34C652
Part
Actuator
Condition
Bypassing
Location
Nlg
Part time
20,294 hours, 26,150 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) ACFT RETURNED TO BASE. NLG NOT LOCKING UP, SWINGS CARRIED OUT, NO FAULTS FOUND. CARRIED OUT LOW PSI SWING TESTS, NO FAULTS FOUND. FOUND RT NLG TIRE FLAT. BOTH NLG TIRES REPLACED. INSP FOR DAMAGE, NO FAULTS FOUND, SWINGS CARRIED OUT, SYS PREFORMED PER MM. O/B STRIKERS ON LT & RT MLG AT WEAR LIMITS. RT MLG UPLOCK SWITCHES ADJUSTED. ALL 3 MLGS GREASED. SWINGS CARRIED OUT, SYS PREFORMED PER MM. NLG STILL NOT LOCKING UP. SWINGS CARRIED OUT AGAIN & LOW PSI TEST CARRIED OUT, APPLIED SIMULATED AIRFLOW ON NLG. MX ACHIEVED SNAG. MLG ACT LEAK CHK CARRIED OUT & RT NLG ACT FOUND BYPASSING HYD FLUID. O/H'ED ACT INSTALLED. SWINGS CARRIED OUT WITH SIMULATED AIRFLOW LOAD, SYS FUNCTIONED AS PER MM.