Service difficulty report · Cable · Braero HS7482A

Difficulty date
July 30, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Braero HS7482A
Aircraft time
24,737 hours
Part
Cable
Part number
2211R4548
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CLIMB THE GEAR WOULD NOT FULLY RETRACT. WHEN THE NORMAL GEAR DOWN SELECTION WAS DONE ONLY THE NOSE GEAR WENT TO LOCKED POSITION. AN EMERGENCY LOWERING WAS ATTEMPTED BUT MAINS STILL DID NOT LOCK. ALL HANDLES WERE RESET AND NORMAL GEAR DOWN SELECTED AGAIN WITH SUCCESS OF LOCKING ALL THREE GEARS DOWN. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY RELEASE TELEFLEX CABLE WAS BROKEN POSSIBLY CAUSING THE EMERGENCY ISOLATION VALVE TO BE PARTIALLY OPEN CAUSING NOT ENOUGH FLUID GOING TO THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATORS IN THE UP SELECTION. (TC# 20190801002)