Service difficulty report · Strut · Pilats PC1247E

Difficulty date
January 30, 2017
Submitted
February 2, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N618KS
Make and model
Pilats PC1247E
Aircraft serial
1035
Aircraft time
960 hours, 671 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UPON LANDING IN SGF NLG WOULD NOT LOCK DOWN WITH GEAR SELECTED DOWN. MANUAL EXTENSION PERFORMED WITH NO ISSUES. FERRIED AIRCRAFT. FOUND NLG STRUT LOW PRESSURE SIDE TO BE AT 0 PSI CAUSING THE NLG NOT TO EXTEND WITH WOW. THEN NLG WOULD INTERFERE WITH THE GEAR DOORS DURING EXTENSION. RESEALED NLG AND SERVICED, OPS CHECK OK.