Service difficulty report · Strut · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
December 8, 2006
Submitted
December 12, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N933CA
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7040
Aircraft time
30,406 hours, 28,303 cycles
Engine
Ge CF343A1
Part
Strut
Condition
Underserviced
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKE-OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 145 KTS, GEAR DISAGREE MESSAGE ILLUMINATED, NOSE GEAR HAD RED HASH MARKS AND AFTER 10 SECONDS NOSE GEAR RETRACTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND LANDED SAFELY. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND NOSE STRUT DID NOT FULLY EXTEND DURING JACKING OF AIRCRAFT. FOUND NOSE STRUT IMPROPERLY SERVICED. RESERVICED NOSE STRUT.