Service difficulty report · Strut · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
July 20, 2006
Submitted
July 26, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N984QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500084
Aircraft time
6,286 hours, 3,941 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Underserviced
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UNLOCK LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, CYCLED GEAR AND UNLOCK LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER 20 SECONDS. ON POST FLT, FOUND DAMAGE TO A/C AT ENTRY POINT FOR RIGHT MAIN TIRES. DAMAGE TO WHEEL WELL WAS CAUSED BY THE RT OLEO NOT FULLY EXTENDING AFTER TAKEOFF AND THE NR 3 (RT I/B) MAIN TIRE CONTACTING THE WHEEL WELL FAIRINGS DURING GEAR RETRACTION. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND O/B AND AFT FAIRING PANELS ON RT WHEEL WELL DAMAGED. REMOVED LOOSE PIECES OF THE DAMAGED COMPOSITE FAIRINGS, USED ALUMINUM TAPE TO TAPE OVER DAMAGED AREA, COMPLIED WITH GEAR OP'S CHECK AND VERIFIED GEAR RETRACTS AND EXTENDS CORRECTLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT INBOARD MAIN TIRE/WHEEL ASSY AND REPLACED IT WITH AN OVERHAULED ONE. WORK PERFORME

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