Service difficulty report · Actuator · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
July 24, 2015
Submitted
July 27, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N698AF
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC698
Aircraft time
30,542 hours, 43,684 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
2751016003
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
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

ON APPROACH, PILOT SELECTED LG HANDLE TO THE RETRACT POSITION, LG WOULD NOT RETRACT. PILOT NOTICED LOW HYD PRESSURE & FOLLOWED ESTABLISHED EMER PROCEDURES IN THE PILOT POH. MANUALLY EXTENDED LG, RECEIVED THREE GREEN DOWN & LOCKED INDICATION LIGHTS & LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED FAULTY LT MLG ACTUATORS, REPLACED BOTH LT MLG ACTUATORS WITH SERVICEABLE UNITS. PERFORMED LANDING OPERATIONAL CHECKS, ALL SYS CHECKS WERE NORMAL.