Service difficulty report · Door Linkage · Swrngn SA226AT

Difficulty date
November 14, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Swrngn SA226AT
Part
Door Linkage
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Rh Mlg
Component
Ozone · OAS545
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, E, H

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

What was found

(CAN)AN INTRANSIT LIGHT NOTED ON FIRST FLIGHT BUT ACFT LEFT GROUND FOR NEXT FLT BEFORE CHECK. GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. AFTER ALL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER ACFT LANDED GEAR UP. ACFT JACKED AND RH GEAR HAD TO BE FORCED DOWN, OTHERS OK. DOOR ACTUATOR PICK UP BEARING WAS BROKEN ALLOWING DOORS TO OPERATE OUT OF SEQUENCE. LIKELY DOOR LINKAGE CAME OUT OF OVER CENTRE CAUSING DOOR ACTUATOR PICK UP BEARING P/N DW4K TO STRIKE LOWER PART OF FORK ON DOOR ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY P/N 27-55001009,INSTEAD OF INTO FORK, BRINGING DOORS TO CLOSE TOO SOON DURING MOVEMENT OF GEAR CAUSING DOORS TO JAMB AGAINST WHEELS.