Service difficulty report · Actuator · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
November 4, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft time
30,826 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE331*
Part
Actuator
Part number
2755001352
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg Door
Stage of operation
LD
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) AIRCRAFT LANDED AND GEAR DOOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. PILOT CHECKED GEAR DOORS AND THEY COULD BE OPERATED BY HAND. MAINTENANCE WAS CONTACTED AND THE GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR TUBE WAS FOUND 3/4 CRACKED AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR TUBE. THE TUBE WAS BROKEN THE REMAINING WAY IN ORDER TO REPLACE.