Service difficulty report · Strut · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
January 17, 2006
Submitted
January 17, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N430FX
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
166
Aircraft time
3,861 hours, 2,887 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Discharged
Location
Nlg
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, NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. ATC FLY-BY CONFIRMED NOSE WHEELS COCKED 45 DEGREES. DIVERTED AIRCRAFT TO BDL. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE FOUND STRUT WITH NO APPRECIABLE AIR CHARGE AND OVER-SERVICED BY 17 OUNCES OF FLUID. SIMILAR PREVIOUS INCIDENT ON N417FX SHOWED SAME CONDITION. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION SHOWS BOTH AIRCRAFT PREVIOUSLY SERVICED BY SAME FACILITY. INQUIRIES BEING MADE AS TO SERVICING METHOD, PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED ETC.