Service difficulty report · Piston · Gulstm 690C

Difficulty date
December 15, 2009
Submitted
January 19, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gulstm 690C
Aircraft time
5,722 hours
Part
Piston
Part number
ED10145
Condition
Cracked
Location
Retract Actuator
Part time
5,722 hours
Component
Actuator · Aerocd · EA937
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) NDT OUR LANDING GEAR AND RETRACT COMPONENTS EVERY 5 YEARS. COMPLETE AN NDT INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. DURING THIS INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF A PISTON FOUND CRACKED IN OUR FLEET OF 4 TWIN COMMANDERS (TC NR 20091215006)