What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS ON JACKS. WHILE CYCLING GEAR A LOUD POP WAS HEARD FROM THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR. EXAMINATION SHOWED A CRACK IN THE ACTUATOR END CAP AND HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKAGE.
- Difficulty date
- March 30, 2012
- Submitted
- April 24, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N114AX
- Make and model
- Beech 1900C
- Aircraft serial
- UC36
- Aircraft time
- 35,411 hours, 35,724 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3233 · Landing Gear Actuator
- Part
- Cap
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nlg Actuator
- Component
- Actuator · Airight
- Component part number
- 11238002223
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.