Service difficulty report · Strut · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
January 9, 2026
Submitted
January 9, 2026
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N147X
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1263
Aircraft time
8,056 hours, 3,811 cycles
Part
Strut
Part number
1159L4010011
Part serial
CPY0066NTWC
Condition
Misoverhauled
Location
Zone 700
Part time
7,247 hours, 3,417 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT, CYCLED GEAR, ONCE GEAR WAS UP AND LOCKED, LEFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM COMPLETE LOSS OF FLUID AND PRESSURE. UPON LANDING HAD TO SELECT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN, EMERGENCY BLEW LANDING GEAR DOWN FOLLOW EMERGENCY PRODUCERS. CONTACTED GULFSTREAM UPON INVESTIGATION WITH GULFSTREAM FOUND LEFT AND RIGHT LANDING SHOCK STRUTS NOT SERVICED CORRECTLY ( ZERO NITROGEN IN SHOCK STRUT)