Service difficulty report · Strut · Lear 55C

Difficulty date
December 21, 2015
Submitted
January 11, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N717HB
Make and model
Lear 55C
Aircraft serial
066
Aircraft time
13,055 hours
Part
Strut
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UPON REACHING CRUISE ALTITUDE, THE GEAR UNSAFE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. UPON INSPECTION OF THE NLG IT, WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE NITROGEN/FLUID DEPLETED THE PISTON ENOUGH TO CAUSE A SLIGHT MISALIGNMENT IN THE NOSE WHEEL WELL, CAUSING AN UNSAFE INDICATION IN THE FLIGHT DECK.

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