Service difficulty report · Strut · Lear 24B

Difficulty date
August 4, 2004
Submitted
August 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N233TW
Make and model
Lear 24B
Aircraft serial
24B221
Aircraft time
15,875 hours, 14,072 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Discharged
Location
Nlg
Part time
15,875 hours, 10,610 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

NOSE GEAR FAILED TO FULLY RETRACT AFTER T/O FROM MKE. GEAR WAS EXTENDED, DETERMINED NO EMERGENCY EXISTED AND RETURNED FOR NORMAL LANDING. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THE STRUT WAS UNDER INFLATED. STRUT SERVICED AND MAINTENANCE RECORDED. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.

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