Service difficulty report · Strut · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date
December 7, 2011
Submitted
December 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N729QS
Make and model
Gulstm 200
Aircraft serial
118
Aircraft time
4,977 hours, 3,114 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Discharged
Location
Nlg
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, RETRACTING LANDING GEAR, RECEIVED AN UNUSUALLY LONG NOSE GEAR IN TRANSIT FOLLOWED BY A RED GEAR STUCK INTRANSIT FOR APPROX 15 SECONDS. THE GEAR RETRACTED FULLY AND RECEIVED LT & RT PITOT AND TAT HEAT FAIL, TCAS FAIL MESSAGES AND THE FLIGHT CLOCKS WERE INOPERATIVE. NOTED STRUT EXTENDED SLOWLY, PERFORMED A NOSE STRUT INFLATION CHECK AND SERVICED TO PROPER FLUID LEVEL AND PRESSURE IAW MM 12-25-00. AFTER SERVICE INSPECTED NLG STRUT, WIRING HARNESS AND WOW SWITCH, NO FAULTS. APPLIED POWER AND HYDRAULICS AND PERFORMED SEVERAL MLG SWINGS, NO FAULTS.