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FAA incident report · Cessna 750 · Sacramento, CA · February 3, 2020

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Date
February 3, 2020 · 17:45 local
Place
Sacramento, CA
Airport
Sacramento International
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
K95A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N750EC
Reported as
Cessna 750
Reported engine
Allison AE3007C series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N750ECRegistered now · Cessna 750S/N 750-0007 · Built 1996Airframe modelCessna 750Engine modelAllison AE3007C seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was on approach to smf r/w 34L with the intent to leave the aircraft at a maintenance provider to accomplish scheduled maintenance. The crew reported they thought they had a bird strike on short final. The aircraft sat for a month awaiting the scheduled maintenance. During the performance of the scheduled maintenance, it was discovered that the left main landing gear outboard door was damaged by a bird impact. The maintenance provider determined that the best action was to replace the damaged gear door with a new unit.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO SMF R/W 34L WITH THE INTENT TO LEAVE THE AIRCRAFT AT A MAINTENANCE PROVIDER TO ACCOMPLISH SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. THE CREW REPORTED THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD A BIRD STRIKE ON SHORT FINAL. THE AIRCRAFT SAT FOR A MONTH AWAITING THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR OUTBOARD DOOR WAS DAMAGED BY A BIRD IMPACT. THE MAINTENANCE PROVIDER DETERMINED THAT THE BEST ACTION WAS TO REPLACE THE DAMAGED GEAR DOOR WITH A NEW UNIT.