What was found
(CAN) WHILE CARRYING OUT SB1233, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RT MLG ACTUATOR PISTON THREADED END SPLIT, CRACKED ABOUT 2500", LONGITUDINALLY. FROM THREADED END TOWARDS PISTON HEAD, ACTUATOR REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- May 29, 2012
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft time
- 20,849 hours
- Engine
- Lyc LTIO540J2BD
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE3YR2A
- System (JASC)
- 3233 · Landing Gear Actuator
- Part
- Piston
- Part number
- 757499
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Mlg Actuator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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