Service difficulty report · Actuator · Diamon DA42

Difficulty date
March 25, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA42
Part
Actuator
Part number
D6090290701
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg
Part time
564 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED THAT ON RETRACTION OF GEAR AFTER T/O THE IN-TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, GEAR WAS CYCLED DOWN AND ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACTUATOR REPLACED WITH NEW, CRACKED PART RETURNED.

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