Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
August 4, 2024
Submitted
August 6, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N398QS
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500371
Aircraft time
6,622 hours, 5,160 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Failed
Location
Nose
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

DURING INITIAL CLIMB OUT FROM KBFI, NLG FAILED TO RETRACT. QRH PROCEDURE WAS RUN AND UNSUCCESSFUL AT RETRACTING NLG. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS COMPLETED BACK TO KBFI. PREEPED AIRCRAFT FOR JACKING UP THE AIRCARFT AND CONNECTING THE ROBOMULE. JACKED UP THE ACFT & PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS. DURING 1ST SWING, NOTICED NLG DOORS WERE NOT CLOSING. EXTENDED GEAR & NOTICED NLG WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED. PULLED ON WHEEL OF THE NLG AND IT EXTENDED. PERFORMED A SERVICE OF NLG STRUT & PERFORMED MULTIPLE GEAR SWING CHECKS WITH NO DISCREPANCIES. PERFORMED THE NLG STRUT SERVICE. PERFORMED MULTIPLE FUNCTIONAL CHECKS OF THE EXTENSION & RETRACTION SYSTEM WITH NO DISCREPANCIES. WORK PERFORMED IAW AMM SECTIONS 12-14-03 AND 32-31-00.

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