SDR HYIA769EA

Service difficulty report · Uplock Actuator · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
April 27, 2009
Submitted
May 12, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N769EA
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0303
Aircraft time
24,161 hours
Part
Uplock Actuator
Part number
57271109
Part serial
S110613
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 500
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
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

ON APPROACH, CREW REPORTED NO LEFT MAIN GEAR DOWN LOCK INDICATION. PERFORMED GEAR WILL NOT EXTEND HYDRAULICALLY PROCEDURE, STILL NO DOWN LOCK INDICATION. TOWER FLYBY INDICATED GEAR SEEMED TO BE DOWN. ON LANDING LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. GEAR SWING INDICATED NO MALFUNCTION OF LEFT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLOCK ACTUATOR RESTRICTING HYDRAULIC FLUID FLOW TO LEFT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR. TEARDOWN REVEALED ONE INCORRECT SIZE SEQUENCE BALL INSTALLED, CAUSING INTERNAL RESTRICTION OF HYDRAULIC FLUID.

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