SDR 96ZZZX5415

Service difficulty report · Main Gear · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
August 30, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N63BL
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
051
Part
Main Gear
Part number
6041100018
Condition
Malfunction
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
532 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR OVER EXTENDED, CONTACTED MAIN FUEL LINES IN WHEELWELL WHICH PREVENTED COMPLETE RETRACTION. THIS CAUSED THE STRUT TO DEFLATE ALONG WITH LOSS OF FLUID WHICH, IN TURN, CAUSED A COLLAPSED STRUT ON LANDING. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE MAIN FUEL LINE WAS CROSSED LT RT, RT LT. REMOVED AND REPLACED GEAR AND FUEL LINES.