SDR 99ZZZX3059

Service difficulty report · Bracket · Lear 25

Difficulty date
July 23, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N25EC
Make and model
Lear 25
Aircraft serial
25026
Part
Bracket
Part number
24420107
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NOSE WHEEL UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER LANDING GEAR WAS SECURED UP. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FRG. LANDING GEAR SELECTED DOWN AND SHOWED SAFE. AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. INSPECTED AND FOUND NOSE GEAR UP AND LOCKED SWITCH BRACKET WAS BENT AND DEFORMED. INVESTIGATION FOUND AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN MOVED BY FBO LINE PERSONNEL JUST PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM FRG. LINE PERSONNEL HAD USED A STRAP STYLE TOWBAR WHICH WAS PLACED TOO LOW, DAMAGING THE BRACKET.

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