Service difficulty report · Door · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
January 10, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Aircraft time
27,869 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UA
Part
Door
Part number
2755001177
Condition
Jammed
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
DE
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

DURING APPROACH, CREW ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND L/G AND NOTICED RT MAIN WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. IT WAS DETERMINED LANDING GEAR WAS NOT COMING OUT OF RT W/W. IT TOOK SEVEN ATTEMPTS TO GET LANDING GEAR TO COME DOWN AND LOCK INTO POSITION. INSPECTION REVEALED RT I/B GEAR DOOR HINGES WERE WORN, ALTHOUGH NOT EXCESSIVE, THAT TWO RT MLG DOORS OVERLAPPED DURING RETRACTION AND DID NOT ALLOW GEAR TO COME DOWN OUT OF W/W WHEN IT WAS EXTENDED FOR LANDING. INSPECTION OF DOOR REVEALED SOME DENTS AND TEARING OF SKIN EDGE ON DOOR WHERE L/G GEAR WAS HITTING DOOR DURING ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR. LANDING GEAR DOOR WAS REPLACED AND DOOR AND GEAR RIGGING CHECKED. AIRCRAFT HAS SINCE RETURNED TO SERVICE.