Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 425

Difficulty date
February 28, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 425
Aircraft time
7,923 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A112
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C701
Part
Actuator
Part number
99101397
Condition
Failed
Location
Nose Gear
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
9
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) THE NLG COLLAPSED ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT, INITIAL FAILURE POSSIBLY DUE TO NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR FAILING TO LOCK, PILOT NOTES THAT HE HAD 3 GREEN INDICATION LIGHTS OF GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED AND THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT WAS OUT INDICATING HYDRAULIC SYSTEM HAD COMPLETED ITS CYCLE. ACFT WAS JACKED AND FUNCTIONAL GEAR TEST WERE CARRIED OUT WITH THE ONLY NOTICEABLE ABNORMALITY WAS THAT THE HYDRAULIC MANIFOLD WAS UNLOADING BELOW THE LIMITS STATED IN THE 425 MM. THE NLG ACTUATOR WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACFT AND FROZEN WITH DRY ICE TO SIMULATE THE -30 OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE`S AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT AND THE ACTUATOR WAS RETRACTED OFF THE DOWNLOCK WITH THE DOWNLOCK SWITCH REMAINING IN THE DOWN LOCKED POSITION AND THE GEAR CONTROL PART OF THE SWITCH ALSO REMAINED IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. 2 MORE TEST CYCLES WHERE CONDUCTED AND THE DOWNLOCK SWITCH OPERATED NORMALLY.

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