Service difficulty report · Bushing · Cvac 340CVAC

Difficulty date
December 9, 2004
Submitted
December 22, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N584E
Make and model
Cvac 340CVAC
Aircraft serial
24
Engine
Allsn 501D13
Part
Bushing
Part number
09588738
Condition
Backed Out
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENROUTE, CREW OBSERVED LANDING GEAR (UNSAFE LIGHT) REMAINED ON AFTER LANDING GEAR WAS RAISED AND AFTER HYDRAULIC BYPASS HANDLE WAS PUT IN (BYPASS) POSITION. MECHANICS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS DISCREPANCY WITH AC ON JACKS BUT DETERMINED THAT NLG ACTUATOR WAS BYPASSING INTERNALLY. THE ACTUATOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, AC RETURNED TO SERVICE. CREW AGAIN EXPERIENCED DISCREPANCY. MECH STILL UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. FURTHER INSP REVEALED BUSHING (ITEM 20 ON ATTACHED FIG) IN RT MLG UPLOCK SWITCH ASSY THAT HAD BACKED OUT OF HSG. THIS ALLOWED LG TO DROP ENOUGH TO ILLUMINATE (UNSAFE LIGHT). OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY, ONLY INFLIGHT. BUSHING WAS REPLACED AND AC RETURNED TO SERVICE.