Service difficulty report · Actuator · Swrngn SA227AT

Difficulty date
June 24, 2013
Submitted
June 27, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N240DH
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AT
Aircraft serial
AT602B
Aircraft time
24,535 hours, 20,903 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
2751016003
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg Ww
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L, A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR DURING APPROACH, A RT MLG UNSAFE INDICATION WAS OBSERVED. BROKE OFF APPROACH TO TROUBLESHOOT THE UNSAFE INDICATION. PERFORMED THE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION CHECKLIST IAW THE QRH AND STILL HAD AN UNSAFE INDICATION; COMPLETED LANDING GEAR EMERGENCY EXTENSION IAW THE QRH CHECKLIST, STILL HAD THE UNSAFE INDICATION. PERFORMED A FLY-BY OF THE TOWER, AND TOWER AND MECHANIC REPORTED THE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN AND LOCKED. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION OF THE RT MLG REVEALED THE INBD LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR HOUSING WAS SHEARED FROM ATTACHMENT PIN. MX REPLACED RT MAIN GEAR INBD ACTUATOR.