Service difficulty report · Actuator · Mtsbsi MU2B60

Difficulty date
March 22, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Mtsbsi MU2B60
Part
Actuator
Part number
AA5C
Condition
Water Contam
Location
Main Gear
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN)LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND WITH NORMAL SYSTEM. EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION CARRIED OUT AND AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. MOISTURE FOUND IN MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR. UNIT RESEALED BUT WAS EVENTUALLY REPLACED AFTERSUBSEQUENT FAILURE.