Service difficulty report · Actuator · Aerosp ATR42320

Difficulty date
May 12, 2009
Submitted
May 15, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N903FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42320
Aircraft serial
179
Aircraft time
28,660 hours, 31,720 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
D227090004
Part serial
N189
Condition
Defective
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
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

TRAINING FLIGHT 100: NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF AND MAIN RETRACTED SLOWLY AND ONE AT A TIME. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED NLG ACTUATOR. OPS TEST FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED AND REVEALED EXCESSIVE RETRACTION TIME. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED RT MLG ACTUATOR. PERFORMED MULTIPLE GEAR SWINGS. OPS CHECKED GOOD AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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