Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 210L

Difficulty date
October 28, 2010
Submitted
January 25, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2455S
Make and model
Cessna 210L
Aircraft serial
61295
Aircraft time
3,379 hours
Part
Actuator
Condition
False Activation
Location
Mlg Downlock
Part time
3,379 hours
Component
Downlock
Component part number
12801201
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT THE LT GEAR "DOWNLOCK ACTUATOR" FAILED WHILE THE GEAR WAS IN THE "UP" POSITION. THE DOWNLOCK HAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE WHICH ALLOWED IT TO COLLAPSE INTO THE "LOCKED" POSITION. THE NEXT TIME THE PILOT SELECTED "GEAR DOWN", THE LT GEAR WAS UNABLE TO FULLY EXTEND TO IT'S "DOWN" POSITION BECAUSE THE DOWNLOCK WAS BLOCKING THE PATH. THE SYS IS DESIGNED SO THAT THE DOWNLOCK IS NOT SUPPOSED TO "LOCK" UNTIL AFTER THE GEAR HAS REACHED IT'S FULL DOWNWARD TRAVEL. SINCE THE LOCK COLLAPSED INTO IT'S "LOCKED" POSITION BEFORE THE GEAR WAS DOWN, THIS CAUSED THE LT GEAR TO BE OUT OF SEQUENCE. THE RESULT WAS THAT THE PILOT FOLLOWED THE FLIGHT MANUAL PROCEDURE OF PUMPING THE GEAR FULLY UP AND THEN MAKING AN EMERGENCY GEAR UP LANDING.

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