Service difficulty report · Seal · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
January 24, 2010
Submitted
January 27, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N514NC
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0514
Aircraft time
20,452 hours
Part
Seal
Part number
MS28775012
Condition
Leaking
Location
Mlg Actuator
Component
Actuator
Component part number
99101386
Stage of operation
AP
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

CREW REPORTED, ON APPROACH, AFTER GEAR EXTENSION, GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH NO RT MLG DOWNLOCK INDICATION. PERFORMED EMERGENCY EXTENSION OF LANDING GEAR, AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MX FOUND RT MAIN GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH LEAKING AT ACTUATOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFFECTED SWITCH SEALS. REPLACED SEAL RETAINER AS A PRECUATIONARY MEASURE. PERFORMED GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENSIONS CHECKS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED ACFT TO SERVICE.

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