Service difficulty report · Actuator · Stbros SD330

Difficulty date
October 8, 2011
Submitted
October 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N331SB
Make and model
Stbros SD330
Aircraft serial
SH3015
Aircraft time
23,838 hours, 30,387 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
17900101
Part serial
MMC017
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
8,990 hours, 27,591 cycles
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

AFTER DEPARTURE, LEFT MLG DID NOT APPEAR TO CYCLE FROM GREEN TO NORMAL UP INDICATION. PILOT ADVISED RESELECTED LANDING GEAR LEVER TO DOWN IAW ABNORMAL CHECKLIST AND GEAR SHOWED 3 DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. ACFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND CONTROL TOWER REPORTED THAT LANDING GEAR ALL APPEARED DOWN - NORMAL. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FUTHER INCIDENT. MX TROUBLESHOT ACFT AND FOUND LT MLG ACTUATOR HAD FAILED INTERNALLY. R & R LT MLG ACTUATOR AND PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS IAW AMM 32-30-06 AND 32-30-00. ALL OPS CHECKED GOOD. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.