Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
December 19, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft time
1,958 hours
Engine
Pwa PW530A
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg Strut
Part time
1,914 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
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

(CAN) ON TAXI AFTER A ROUTINE LANDING, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A "BANG" NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE ACFT. AFTER SHUTDOWN IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE OLEO HAD COLLAPSED AND HAD LOST IT`S FLUID ON LANDING, DUE TO ICE BEING BUILT UP ON THE OLEO DURING THE APPROACH. WHEN THE ACFT LANDED, THE ICE WAS FORCED INTO THE O-RINGS CUTTING THEM UP AND CAUSING THE OLEO TO LOSE PRESSURE AND FLUID. THE SEALS WHERE REPLACED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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