Service difficulty report · Seal · Cessna 414

Difficulty date
June 6, 2002
Submitted
June 25, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 414
Aircraft time
6,771 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520NB
Part
Seal
Part number
5041000206
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg Strut
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) RIGHT GEAR HAD LOST ITS NITROGEN CHARGE DURING FLIGHT. REPLACED SEALS IN OLEO AND WHILE SERVICING OLEO IT WAS NOTED HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS APPEARING IN LOWER AREA OF BARREL. ON CLOSER INSPECTION FOUND BARREL CRACKED AT POINT WHERE BARRELL IS FITTED WITH MAIN GEAR DRAG BRACE ATTACHMENT LUG. UPPER TRUNNION REPLACED WITH REPAIRED PART.

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