Service difficulty report · Actuator · Grob G120A

Difficulty date
June 7, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Grob G120A
Aircraft time
560 hours
Engine
Lyc AEIO540D4D5
Part
Actuator
Part number
120A5192A
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Part time
842 hours
Stage of operation
DE
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) RT MLG DOWN LOCK INDICATOR SHOWED RED WITH GEAR HANDLE SELECTED IN THE DOWN POSITION. GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. LANDING OCCURED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT WAS TOWED TO HANGAR FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE SYS AND FOUND THE RT MLG ACTUATOR WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY, THE PROBLEM COULD BE REPRODUCED. REPLACED THE RT MLG ACTUATOR AND SYSTEM TESTED NORMALLY.

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