Service difficulty report · Housing · Israel 1124

Difficulty date
November 21, 2004
Submitted
March 21, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N730CA
Make and model
Israel 1124
Aircraft serial
295
Part
Housing
Part number
ES12858501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg Strut
Part time
8,017 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING, TAXIIED TO REPAIR SERVICE, THE NOSE STRUT BOTTOMS OUT, STOPPED AT RAMP. EXITED AC, NOTED A LARGE PUDDLE OF HYDRAULIC FLUID AROUND NLG. JACKED AC UP, NOTICED THE LARGE CRACK IN THE LOWER STRUT HOUSING, STARTING FROM BACK SIDE OF TORQUE KNEE ATTACH FITTING ON THE LOWER STRUT BODY. REMOVED NLG ASSY, DISASSEMBLED, INSP PN E51L858501 INNER BODY AND PN 52 NBC2064YZP BEARING CRACKED. THE CRACKS LOOKED LIKE THEY HAD STARTED BEFORE. PROBABLE CAUSE: NOT DISCONNECTING SICCORS PRIOR TO TOWING AC. (SW01200502590)

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