Service difficulty report · Actuator · Gulstm GV

Difficulty date
January 27, 2006
Submitted
January 30, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5101
Make and model
Gulstm GV
Aircraft serial
550
Aircraft time
4,666 hours, 2,202 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
1159H202603
Condition
Bypassing
Location
Nlg
Part time
4,666 hours, 2,202 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

ON APPROACH, NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND NORMALLY. EXTENDED GEAR USING EMERGENCY PROCEDURE. ANALYSIS REVEALED NOSE LANDING GEAR UPLOCK ACTUATOR BYPASSING HYDRAULIC FLUID. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE GEAR UPLOCK ACTUATOR. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST PER GULFSTREAM MAINTENANCE MANUAL. OPERATIONAL TEST WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.