SDR 96ZZZX664

Service difficulty report · Strut · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
September 12, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N128CA
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
248
Part
Strut
Condition
Required Service
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE AFTER GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE FOLLOWING RETRACTION. SAFE INDICATION ACHIEVED UPON GEAR EXTENSION. NOSE STRUT PRESSURE WAS LOW, SO STRUT DID NOT FULLY EXTEND AFTER ROTATION, THUS, WOULD NOT PROPERLY ACTIVATE UP-LIMIT SWITCH. SERVICED STRUT, PERFORMED GEAR RETRACTION TEST WITHOUT FURTHER FAULT.

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