Service difficulty report · Actuator · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
May 5, 2023
Submitted
May 5, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N163QS
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Aircraft serial
9557
Aircraft time
4,257 hours, 1,621 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
GW41210503
Part serial
S0000TPF8
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
L
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

NLG LANDING GEAR RETRACTION: UPON DEPARTURE, NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST APPLIES AND GEAR EXTENTION WAS NORMAL. // SIGNOFF// GAINED ACCESS TO AIRCRAFT AND INTEROGATED OMS. DOWNLOADED LRU NVM AND ALL FAULTS. SENT TO BOMBARDIER --FOR REVIEW. PULLED APPROPRIATE CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND JACKED AIRCRAFT WITH REF TO GL6000 MM 07-10-01. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR EXTENSIONA AND RETRACTION OPS CHECK MULTIPLE TIMES WITH REF TO AMM 32-30-00. OPS CHECK GOOD. INSPECTED NOSE LANDING GEAR FOR OBVIOUS DAMAGE OF DEFECTS. NO FAULTS FOUND. INSPECTED #2 LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE FOR LEAKS OR DAMAGE SINCE IT WAS RECENTLY REPLACED, NO FAULTS FOUND. BLED #2 AND #3 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AS PRECAUTION WITH REF TO AMM 29-10-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED NOSE STEERING INSPECTION AND TEST WITH REF TO AMM 32-51-00, NO FAULTS FOUND. INFORMED MCC. AS PER MCC, THEY SUGGEST REPLACING NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR. PART ON ORDER. PREPPED AIRCRAFT FOR JACKING AND PULLED ALL ASSOCIATED CBS PER GL6000 AMM 07-10-01, JACKED AIRCRAFT, OPENED GEAR DOOR AND PREPPED FOR NOSE GEAR RETRACTION ACTUATOR R/R, ACCOMPLISHED UP TO GL6000 AMM 32-33-01 PARAGRAPH 1.D.3 INSPECTED AREA ~ PAPERWORK ON THE REPLACEMENT NLG ACTUATOR. OK TO REMOVE THE NLG ACTUATOR. REMOVED THE NLG ACTUATOR IAW GL6000 AMM 32-33-01. NEED OKTO INSTALL. TECH VERIFIED THE P/N AND SERIAL ~BER ON THE REPLACEMENT PART, OK TO INSTALL THE REPAIRED NLG RETRACT ACTUATOR. INSTALLED THE REPAIRED NLG RETRACT ACTUATOR IAW &00 AMM 32·33·01-400-801, BLEEDING OF SYSTEM 3 AND OPERATIONAL TEST IS REQUIRED. PERFORMED SATISFACTORY BLEEDING PROCEDURE AND OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYSTEM IAW GL6000 AMM 32-30-00-710-801. RIGGING WAS NOT AFFECTED. DOWNJACKED THE AIRCRAFT AND SERVICED THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM IAW GL6000 AMM 29·10-00. ALL CBS PREVIOUSLY LOCKED AND DISTURBED ARE NOW RESET TO ORIGINAL CONDITION.