Service difficulty report · Actuator · Gulstm GIVXG450

Difficulty date
December 18, 2019
Submitted
December 23, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N448QS
Make and model
Gulstm GIVXG450
Aircraft serial
4100
Aircraft time
9,234 hours, 4,367 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
1159L41000147
Part serial
A1401
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RIGHT MLG LANDING GEAR RETRACTION DID NOT RETRACT - ON TAKEOFF. RMLG FAILED TO RETRACT. QRH PROCEDUE FOR SAFE GEAR INDICATION. LANDED WITH NORMAL GEAR INDICATION.//SIGNOFF// JACKED AIRCRAFT AND CONNECTED HYDRAULIC POWER CART. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR CYCLING OPS TEST !AW G450 MM 32-00·00. OPS TEST GOOD. CYCLED GEAR OVER 20 TIMES AND NO DEFECTS NOTED. TOOK VIDEO OF INSIDE AND OUTSIDE WHILE OPERATING GEAR AND SENT TO MCC. TOWARDS THE END OF THE DAY WE FINALLY ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM FORWARD ALL FINDINGS TO TECH OPS AND PROVIDED SWITCH PART NUMBER TO MCC AS PER MCC REQUEST. WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM TECH OPS AND MCC. DOWN JACKED AIRCRAFT. REPLACED UP AND DOWN LOCK SWITCHES WITH NEW PN 1159SCAV515·1 IAW G450 MM 32·61-03. REMOVED OLD RH SIDE BRACE ACTUATOR PN:1159L41000·147 SN:A1401 DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE. INSTALLED OVERHAULED ACTUATOR PN 1159L41000-147 SN 41GAC110 IAW G450 MM 32·14·01, PERFORMED LANDING GEAR CYCLING OPS TEST !AW G450 MM 32·00-00 AND TEST GOOD. SERVICED RESERVOIR AS REQUIRED AND BLED AIR FROM SYSTEM. NO ADJUSTMENT OR RIGGING PERFORMED