SDR DALA2026070904025

Service difficulty report · Strut · Airbus BD5001A11

Difficulty date: July 7, 2026
Submitted: July 9, 2026
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N306DU
Make and model: Airbus BD5001A11
Aircraft serial: 55085
Aircraft time: 15,519 hours, 7,078 cycles
System (JASC): 3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning
Part: Strut
Condition: Fod
Location: Zone 700
Stage of operation: CL
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: C, J
Precautionary procedure: A

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

What was found

ATB - WOW FAIL ON TAKE OFF. REMOVED LT MLG SHOCK STRUT. FOUND CHEESE CLOTH WRAPPED AROUND BEARING AND SEALS. REMOVED ALL DEBRIS, RE-PACKED LEFT MLG SLIDING TUBE. REPLACED LEFT MLG INBOARD SHOCK STRUT HARNESS. (LP# 8948758, 8948756, 8948760; AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED)

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