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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 550 · Toronto, ON · December 3, 2024

Date: December 3, 2024 · 19:28 local
Place: Toronto, ON
Airport: Toronto Pearson International
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: 7LCA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N318GL
Reported as: Cessna 550
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW530A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,398 total

N318GLRegistered now · Cessna 550S/N 550-1060 · Built 2003 Airframe modelCessna 550 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW530ATurbo-fan

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What happened

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According to pilot's statement: crew was assigned a repositioning flight from cyyz to kbuf. Preflight, taxi, takeoff, enroute, and landing were normal. While taxiing to parking at kbuf, line maintenance and crew noticed that fuel was leaking from near the right main landing gear. After the fuel leak was contained, PIC noticed that the RH landing gear door was missing. The missing landing gear door was discovered by ground personnel on 12/05/2024 at cyyz on airport property. No post incident fire or damage to airport property.

As the FAA filed it

ACCORDING TO PILOT'S STATEMENT: CREW WAS ASSIGNED A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT FROM CYYZ TO KBUF. PREFLIGHT, TAXI, TAKEOFF, ENROUTE, AND LANDING WERE NORMAL. WHILE TAXIING TO PARKING AT KBUF, LINE MAINTENANCE AND CREW NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM NEAR THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. AFTER THE FUEL LEAK WAS CONTAINED, PIC NOTICED THAT THE RH LANDING GEAR DOOR WAS MISSING. THE MISSING LANDING GEAR DOOR WAS DISCOVERED BY GROUND PERSONNEL ON 12/05/2024 AT CYYZ ON AIRPORT PROPERTY. NO POST INCIDENT FIRE OR DAMAGE TO AIRPORT PROPERTY.