Service difficulty report · Strut · Skrsky S76C

Difficulty date
October 12, 2008
Submitted
April 8, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N381CV
Make and model
Skrsky S76C
Aircraft serial
760453
Aircraft time
7,203 hours, 25,697 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1
Part
Strut
Part serial
SD0812
Condition
Discharged
Location
Nlg
Part time
4,737 hours, 9,419 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ACFT ARRIVED WITH DISCREPANCY, STRUT LOOSES PRESSURE. REMOVED STUT ASSY P/N 2070A100, PERFORMED VISUAL INSP, REPLACED PACKINGS ON TOP OF HSG, SERVICED STRUT WITH NITROGEN AND FOUND A CRACK .75 INCH IN THE OUTER CYLINDER P/N 2070-2. REPLACED STRUT WITH NEW ASSY.