Service difficulty report · Actuator · Stbros SD360

Difficulty date
January 22, 2014
Submitted
January 23, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N688AN
Make and model
Stbros SD360
Aircraft serial
SH3633
Aircraft time
35,892 hours, 53,045 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
104796004
Part serial
GSDRG2883
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMB OUT, AFTER RETRACTING GEAR, CREW OBSERVED DECREASING HYD SYS PRESS & SYS INDICATOR LIGHTS. CREW FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES, DECLARED EMERGENCY & LANDED SAFELY. UPON LANDING IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LT MLG RETRACT ACTUATOR WAS LEAKING. REPLACED THE ACTUATOR.