Service difficulty report · Seal · Raythn HAWKER800XP

Difficulty date
January 19, 2009
Submitted
June 4, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N35CC
Make and model
Raythn HAWKER800XP
Aircraft serial
258294
Aircraft time
5,668 hours, 4,664 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
25YN523
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nlg
Component
Langing Gear · Raythn
Component part number
259UN1375A
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS OVERHAULED IN FEB. 2008, IN SEPTEMBER OF 2008 NOSE STRUT LEAKED DOWN. RESEALED THE STRUT WITH NEW SEALS AND SERVICED IAW MM. APPEARED TO BE A NORMAL RESEAL. IN JANUARY OF 2009 NOSE STRUT LEAKED DOWN AGAIN, CONTACTED MFG OF POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THIS. MFG CONFIRMED THAT OTHER OPERATORS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM. RESEALED THE NOSE AGAIN WITH NEW SEALS AND SERVICED IAW MM.