Service difficulty report · Strut · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
February 22, 2001
Submitted
April 3, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N514NC
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0514
Engine
Cont TSIO520*
Part
Strut
Part number
5842000231
Condition
Discharged
Location
Nose Gear
Part time
10,764 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UPON GEAR RETRACT, HYDR PRES LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. GEAR EXTENSION WAS ATTEMPTED, NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. GEAR WAS EXTENDED USING EMERGENCY BLOW DOWN PROCEDURE, ALL GEAR DOWN INDICATORS SHOWED GREEN AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MECH FOUND NOSE GEAR STRUT FLAT AND ALL FOUR NOSE GEAR DOOR ATTACH BRACKETS BROKEN. WHEN THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED, COMPRESSED NOSE STRUT FAILED TO ENTER WHEEL WELL PROPERLY, DAMAGING THE GEAR DOOR BRACKETS AND CAUSED THE GEAR TO STICK IN THE WELL. THE STRUT WAS SERVICED, BRACKETS REPLACED. EXTENSION AND RETRACTION TEST WAS PERFORMED, ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. AC RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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