SDR 20034

Service difficulty report · Strut · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
April 7, 2003
Submitted
April 7, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N505FS
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC591B
Aircraft time
92,324 hours, 40,413 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE331*
Part
Strut
Part number
OAS545115
Condition
Discharged
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, D

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

What was found

NOSE LANDING GEAR TRANSITION ANNUNCIATOR WOULD NOT EXTINQUISE AFTER LANDING GEAR RETRACTION. FOUND NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT TO BE IN NEED OF SERVICE, (WHEN ON JACKS, THE NOSE STUT WOULD NOT FULLY EXTEND AND ALIGN ON THE CENTERING CAM) SERVICED THE STRUT WITH FLUID AND NITROGEN IAW MM, AND THE OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY.