Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
December 14, 2008
Submitted
February 2, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Part
Actuator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
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) WHILE ON APPROACH, THREE CREW ONBOARD WITH NO PAX, FLT CREW REPORTED THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND, RIGHT GEAR AND NOSE GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY. QRH WAS FOLLOWED AND LEFT MAIN GEAR REMAINED UP AND LOCKED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH LEFT GEAR RETRACTED AND SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY USING SLINGS AND AIR BAGS AND SUSTAINED FURTHER MINOR DAMAGE IN DOING SO. AS OF 15 DEC 08 AT APPROX 11:30 AM, NTSB HAVE STILL NOT RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT INVESTIGATION ON GOING. BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT MLG UPLOCK ACTUATORS WERE REPLACED THE PREVIOUS EVENTING FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT TO PHILADELPHIA WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED. THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT SINCE REPLACEMENT OF THE UPLOCK ACTUATORS AND A ALTERNATE RELEASE OPS CHECK WAS PERFORMED PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OF THIS AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE FOLLOWING UPLOCK ACTUATOR REPLACEMENT. REPORT NOT COMPLETED, WAITING FEEDBACK FROM FSR (15-DEC-08) (TC NR 20081215008).