What was found
WHILE PERFORMING ROUTINE NLG STRUT HYD FLUID SERVICE , FOUND THE NOSE STRUT WOULD NOT COMPLETELY COLLAPSE AS STATED IN AMM, THERE REMAINED ABOUT 1 INCH OF EXPOSED CHROME TUBE. REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW STRUT IAW THE AMM.
- Difficulty date
- May 23, 2012
- Submitted
- August 22, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N58EH
- Make and model
- Eclips ECLIPSEEA500
- Aircraft serial
- 000171
- Aircraft time
- 276 hours, 313 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Landing Gear
- Part number
- M04007H301015
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Nlg
- 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.