Service difficulty report · Actuator · Beech E90

Difficulty date
September 5, 2001
Submitted
October 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5NM
Make and model
Beech E90
Aircraft serial
LW237
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Part
Actuator
Part number
508202085
Part serial
ALG6096
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Nlg
Part time
330 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AC TOOK OFF, PILOT RETRACTED GEAR, GEAR WENT UP 1/3 WAY AND STOPPED, POPPED LANDING GEAR C/B AND RED HANDLE LIGHT ON PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND GEAR MANUALLY. GOT 3 PUMPS OF HANDLE AND IT STOPPED. COULD NOT MOVE, PILOT THEN FLEW FOR APPROX 1.5 HOURS TO BURN OFF FUEL, PRIOR TO BELLY LANDING OF AIRCRAFT, PILOT PUT LARGE HANDLE UP AND RESET ALL C/B, GEAR THEN WENT FULL UP, THEN PUT HANDLE DOWN, GEAR WENT DOWN AND LOCK. PILOT LANDED. AFTER AC LANDED, PUT AC ON JACKS AND SWUNG GEAR. HEARD NLG ACTUATOR SCREAMING, REMOVED NLG ACTUATOR, IT FELT VERY HARD TO TURN AND RACHETY, POSSIBLE GEAR TOOTH ON 90 DEGREE GEAR MISSING. RETURNED NLG ACTUATOR TO MFG FOR WARRANTY.

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