Service difficulty report · Strut · Beech B300

Difficulty date
January 8, 2026
Submitted
January 8, 2026
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8MD
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL1341
Aircraft time
257 hours, 191 cycles
Part
Strut
Part number
13081002100009
Part serial
34134376001
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 700
Part time
191 hours, 257 cycles
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

STRUT INVESTIGATED DURING DISASSEMBLY PROCESS FOR POTENTIAL CAUSES OF LEAKAGE. LOWER BEARING T SEAL EDGES SHOW SIGNS OF SHREDDING AND PINCHING. BACKUPS INSTALLED BACKWARDS AND ONE BROKEN. LOWER BEARING INNER T-SEAL BACKUPS INSTALLED BACKWARDS. PISTON PLUG O-RING DAMAGED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. LOWER TORQUE KNEE CLEVIS PIN DID NOT HAVE REQUIRED WASHER INSTALLED. HYDRAULIC FLUID CONTAINED BLACK PARTICULATES.

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