Service difficulty report · Actuator · Piper PA34200T

Difficulty date
July 22, 2016
Submitted
July 25, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8514C
Make and model
Piper PA34200T
Aircraft serial
347670147
Aircraft time
9,378 hours
Engine
Cont LTSIO360EB
Engine time
328 hours
Propeller
Hartzl BHCC2YF2
Part
Actuator
Part number
SFA2323
Part serial
7552
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nlg
Part time
9,378 hours, 36 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES LANDING GEAR WENT DOWN AND LOCKED. LANDED SAFE AND OBSERVED HYDRAULIC FLUID BEHIND NOSE WHEEL. JACKED ACFT AND PERFORMED LANDING GEAR SWING INSP. NLG ACTUATOR SEAL LEAKING EXCESSIVE. REPLACED NLG ACTUATOR WITH NEW PERFORMED LANDING GEAR SWING SYSTEM OPERATED AS REQUIRED ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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