What was found
RIGHT MAIN STRUT LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID. DISASSEMBLED STRUT AND FOUND RING PACK SUPPORT INNER BEARING MATERIAL LOOSE, WORN AND TORN. REPLACED RING PACK SUPPORT AND O-RINGS. NORMAL WEAR AND POSSIBLE ROUGH GEAR HANDLING.
- Difficulty date
- May 22, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N3968G
- Make and model
- Cessna 421C
- Aircraft serial
- 421C0422
- System (JASC)
- 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
- Part
- Ring Pack
- Part number
- 50411063
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Rt Mlg Strut
- Part time
- 4,866 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.