Service difficulty report · Actuator · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
January 28, 2014
Submitted
February 3, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N652CT
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120289
Aircraft time
36,100 hours, 46,486 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118B
Propeller
Hamstd 14RF9
Part
Actuator
Part number
2060500005
Part serial
276
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 1616 THE NLG WOULD NOT LOCK UP AFTER TAKEOFF FROM MTO. BOTH MAIN GEAR COMPLETED RETRACTED & LOCKED INTO THE UP POSITION. THE NOSE GEAR WOULD RETRACT BUT WOULD NOT LOCK UP KEEPING THE GEAR DOORS OPEN. THE CREW EXTENDED THE GEAR & RETURNED TO MTO WHERE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX FOUND THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTION ACTUATOR FAULTY WHICH WAS REPLACED. LANDING GEAR CHECKED GOOD ON JACKS. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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