Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Lear 55LEAR

Difficulty date
November 27, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lear 55LEAR
Part
Cylinder
Part number
244101139
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Part time
5,006 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN)ON DEPARTURE AIRCRAFT LIFTED UP NORMALLY BUT AFTER GEAR WAS SELECTED UP, THE CREW FELT THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT COMPLETELY UP AND LOCKED SO THEY FLEW AT REDUCED AIRSPEED. ON LANDING, A VIBRATION AND LOW WING CONDITION WAS NOTICED DURING TAXI TO TERMINAL. ON INSPECTION, NOTED LOWER PART OF STRUT CYLINDER DETACHED AT CIRCLIP CUTOUT AREA.