Service difficulty report · Strut · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
December 21, 2005
Submitted
December 22, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417FX
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
114
Aircraft time
4,410 hours, 3,279 cycles
Part
Strut
Part number
4532201000V1200
Condition
Discharged
Location
Nose Gear
Part time
4,410 hours, 3,279 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF, GEAR SELECTED UP NWS FAIL CAS 3 GREEN EXTINGUISHED AND 3 DOOR WHITE UNSAFE LTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. TOWER FLYBY INDICATED THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT CENTERED. TOUCHDOWN WAS UNEVENTFUL AND NOSE GEAR SELF-CENTERED ON LANDING. SUSPECT NOSE GEAR IS FLAT (NO PRECHARGE PRESSURE). MAINTENANCE OBSERVED THE UPPER BEARING AT THE END OF THE PISTON HAS BEEN RUBBING ON THE INSIDE OF THE CYLINDER. DAMAGE IS VISIBLE WITH A MIRROR.