Service difficulty report · Actuator · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
January 23, 2005
Submitted
January 26, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N442CW
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK42
Aircraft time
5,917 hours, 4,950 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
45AS385107
Part serial
0126
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
5,917 hours, 4,950 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
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

CREW REPORTED MX TEST FLT GEAR CYCLED TO DOWN POSITION RESULTING IN TWO GREEN & ONE RED LIGHT. LEFT MAIN GEAR DID NOT SHOW DOWN AND LOCKED, WHICH WAS CONFIRMED BY RETARDING THE THROTTLE TO ACTIVATE THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN. AFTER SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL GEAR EXTENSIONS, EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PERFORMED WITH SAME INDICATIONS. LOW APPROACH MADE SO TOWER COULD IDENTIFY GEAR POSITION. TOWER STATED, GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN WITH THE GEAR DOORS OPEN. UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MX PULLED OVER CENTER BRACE INTO PROPER POSITION TO FULLY LOCK LEFT MAIN GEAR & OBTAIN CORRECT DOWN & LOCKED INDICATION. LEFT MAIN GEAR DOWNLOCK ACTUATOR REPLACED, OPS CHECKS GOOD. TEST FLIGHT SATISFACTORY. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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