What was found
MALFUNCTION - FOUR CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE CENTER OF THE CYLINDER UNDER THE DATA PLATE. PROBABLE CAUSE - CORROSION, MOISTURE / FLUID TRAPPED BETWEEN CYLINDER AND DATA PLATE.
- Difficulty date
- August 30, 2018
- Submitted
- August 31, 2018
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- IU6R626N
Aero Controls, LLC - Aircraft
- N626N
- Make and model
- Boeing 737*
- System (JASC)
- 3233 · Landing Gear Actuator
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 273A21029
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Mlg
- Part time
- 17,389 hours, 12,600 cycles
- Component
- Actuator · Boeing
- Component part number
- 273A2101101
- 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.