Service difficulty report · Valve Seat · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
December 17, 2007
Submitted
May 2, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft time
5,740 hours
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Valve Seat
Part number
55275042
Condition
Damaged
Location
Uplock Actuator
Part time
6,025 hours
Component
Uplock Actuator · Cessna · 55275042
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE UPLOCK ACTUATOR THE ACTUATOR MUST TRAVEL FULL STROKE BEFORE ALLOWING FLUID TO THE GEAR ACTUATOR. IN THIS ACTUATOR THE DAMAGED SEAT ALLOWED FLUID TO THE GEAR ACTUATOR BEFORE THE UPLOCK HAD RELEASED THE GEAR. WE HAVE HAD A COUPLE INCIDENTS WHERE THE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND WHEN THE GEAR ACTUATOR APPLIED DOWN FORCE TO THE GEAR BEFORE THE UPLOCK COULD RELEASE AND THE UPLOCK COULD NOT OVERCOME THE FORCE. UPLOCK ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED. (TC NR 20080108008)

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