Service difficulty report · Actuator · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
January 26, 2017
Submitted
February 22, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N314FL
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500050
Aircraft time
5,272 hours, 3,494 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ABORTED APPROACH AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO LT MLG FAILING TO EXTEND. GEAR EVENTUALLY EXTENDED AND LOCKED INTO DOWN POSITION. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED K0119 RELAY AND MLG ACTUATOR DOWN LOCK PROX SWITCH. PERFORMED GEAR EXTENSIONS AND RETRACTIONS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THIS ISSUE REPEATED 4 DAYS LATER. UPON GEAR EXTENSION, RECEIVED TWO GREEN, NOSE AND RT MAIN, AND ONE YELLOW CROSS HATCHED, LT MAIN. CYCLED THE GEAR AND RECEIVED LANDING GEAR DISAGREEMENT MOMENTARILY DUE RETRACTION. ON SECOND EXTENSION, EVERY OPERATED NORMALLY. REPLACED LT AND RT MLG LOCKING ACTUATORS. BLED BOTH MLG UPLOCK BOXES. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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