Service difficulty report · Actuator · Beech C90A

Difficulty date
January 4, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech C90A
Aircraft time
13,983 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A21
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3C
Part
Actuator
Part number
11238002221
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH TO LAND, THE NOSEGEAR DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION DID NOT LIGHT UP. THE ACFT OVERFLEW THE TOWER AND ALL GEAR APPEARED LOCKED. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ACFT WAS LEFT OUT IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT AND THEN BROUGHT IN AND GEAR SWINGS WERE CARRIED OUT. THE PROBLEM WAS DUPLICATED WITH TROUBLESHOOTING SHOWING THE FAULT TO BE WITH THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCK SWITCH THAT IS INTERNAL TO THE ACTUATOR. WHEN THE ACTUATOR WARMED UP THE SWITCH STARTED WORKING NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ACTUATOR AND THE FAULT WENT AWAY.

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