Service difficulty report · Actuator · Skrsky S92A

Difficulty date
June 5, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Skrsky S92A
Aircraft time
3,191 hours
Engine
Ge CT78A
Part
Actuator
Part number
922500080010
Condition
Interference
Location
Nlg
Part time
6,109 hours
Stage of operation
TX
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) THE ACFT HAD FINISHED ITS FLIGHT SCHEDULE AND MAINTENANCE WAS PREPARING TO TOW IT INTO THE HANGAR, THE GEAR PIN COULD NOT BE INSERTED INTO THE NLG RETRACTION ACTUATOR. IT IS NOT SAFE TO BE UNDER THE HELICOPTER OR TO TOW IT WITHOUT GEAR PIN INSERTION, SO A JACK WAS PLACED UNDER THE AIRFRAME NOSE JACK POINT TO REMOVE THE WEIGHT FROM THE GEAR. THE PIN WAS SUCCESSFULLY INSERTED IN THIS CONDITION AND THE HELICOPTER WAS TOWED INTO THE HANGAR FOR MAINTENANCE. RETRACTION ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED.