Service difficulty report · Strut · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
February 13, 2026
Submitted
February 16, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N453TM
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK581
Aircraft time
10,525 hours, 8,145 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON LANDING, REVERSERS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. BELOW 60 K LOST BRAKES. USED EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP ACFT. AFTER TAXIING OFF RUNWAY, PLACED BRAKES IN ANTI SKID OFF POSITION. BRAKES WERE RESTORED. AIRSPEED INDICATOR SPEED LOW BAR WAS VISUAL. AFTER ACFT PARKED MAIN WHEEL STRUTS WERE ABNORMALLY HIGH. FOUND LT & RT MLG STRUTS TO BE OVERSERVICED WITH NITROGEN. SERVICED LT & RT MLG STRUTS IAW WITH AMM 12-00-00. GROUND RAN ACFT OPS CHECKED T/R'S. OPS CHKD NORMAL. BLED LT & RT BRAKES IAW AMM 32-40-00. FOUND LT & RT STRUTS TO BE OVERSERVICED WITH NITROGEN, NOT ALLOWING SQUAT SWITCHES TO CLOSE. T/R OPS CHK PERFORMED IAW MM 78-30-00. PERFORMED BRAKE FUNCTIONAL CHK IAW AMM 32-40-00, OPS CHKD NORMAL. NO AIRSPEED INDICATOR LOW SPEED NOTED.

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