Service difficulty report · Actuator · Gulstm G150

Difficulty date
October 1, 2021
Submitted
December 16, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N10RZ
Make and model
Gulstm G150
Aircraft serial
258
Aircraft time
4,577 hours, 2,377 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
35370000000
Part serial
IL064
Condition
Unserviceable
Part time
4,585 hours, 2,381 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2021, AIRCRAFT TAIL NUMBER N10RZ WHILE ON APPROACH TO KSLE, THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. THE CREW DECIDED TO RETURN TO THEIR DEPARTURE FIELD (KBOI) DUE TO IMC CONDITIONS AT KSLE AND MAINTENANCE AVAILABILITY. N10RZ PERFORMED TO PASSES BY THE TOWER AT KBOI AND DETERMINED THE GEAR WAS DOWN BUT NO VERIFICATION IT WAS LOCKED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND N10RZ CIRCLED THE FIELD TO BURN DOWN TO MINIMUM FUEL FOR LANDING. N10RZ THEN PROCEEDED TO LAND SAFELY WITH NO ISSUES. TECHNICIANS FOUND THE LH MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK SWITCH ROLL PIN ON THE LH MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR HAD BACKED OUT CAUSING THE INDICATION ISSUE. THE LH MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED, AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS COMPLETED SATISFACTORILY.