Service difficulty report · Pin · Gulstm 500S

Difficulty date
April 1, 2009
Submitted
April 17, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N900DT
Make and model
Gulstm 500S
Aircraft serial
3056
Engine
Lyc TIO540*
Part
Pin
Part number
ED10057
Condition
Worn
Location
Nose Strut
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PIN IS WORN AND STOP NOSE WHEEL FROM CANTERING, WHEN GEAR WAS RETRACTED, NOSE WHEEL GOT JAMMED IN THE WHEEL WELL AND WOULD NOT EXTEND OR RETRACT. ACFT LANDED WITH NOSE WHEEL NOT FULLY EXTENDED. (K)