Service difficulty report · Actuator · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
June 27, 2005
Submitted
August 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
13,191 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Actuator
Part number
11238002219
Part serial
736
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg
Part time
11,543 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH ,WHEN SELECTED GEAR DOWN DID NOT GET NOSE GEAR INDICATION ALTHOUGH THE HANDLE WAS NO LONGER RED. DUE TO THE NO AVAILABILITY OF MAINTENANCE ELECTED TO RETURN TO BASE. THE LIGHT OPERATED NORMALLY BUT THEY STILL ELECTED TO HAVE EMERGENCY VEHICLES STAND BY. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE INTERNAL MICRO SWITCH IN THE NLG ACTUATOR WAS AT FAULT. THE ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED AND TESTED SERVICEABLE.

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