Service difficulty report · Actuator · Lear 55LEAR

Difficulty date
May 16, 2011
Submitted
May 20, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N59HJ
Make and model
Lear 55LEAR
Aircraft serial
027
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Actuator
Part number
2327100030
Part serial
55027
Condition
Worn
Location
Mlg
Part time
14,801 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
9
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

UPON SELECTING LANDING GEAR DOWN DURING A REPOSITION FLIGHT, THE PILOT FAILED TO GET A RT MLG DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION (GREEN LIGHT). THE PILOT EXECUTED ALL APPROPRIATE CHECK LIST ITEMS AND ELECTED TO LAND AFTER THE TOWER REPORTED ALL 3 GEARS APPEARED TO BE DOWN. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED THE ACFT AND DETERMINED THAT ALL 3 LANDING GEAR WERE DOWN AND LOCKED, THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE OF THE RT MLG DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION WAS DETERMINED TO BE THAT THE MLG ACTUATOR INTERNAL POSITION SWITCH STRIKER (BALL) FAILED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE POSITION SWITCH. THE ACFT WAS FERRIED BACK TO ITS HOME BASE AND AN O/H ACTUATOR WAS INSTALLED. POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION WAS DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR TOT HE ACTUATOR INTERNAL POSITION INDICATION MECHANISM.