Service difficulty report · Strut · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
November 12, 2009
Submitted
November 13, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N223PB
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0105
Aircraft time
30,308 hours
Part
Strut
Part number
5842000202
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

CREW REPORTED, AFTER TAKEOFF, HYD PRESSURE LIGHT AND GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. SECOND ATTEMPT RESULTED IN SAME INDICATIONS. CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN WITH NORMAL INDICATIONS (3 GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS). AFTER LOW APPROACH, TOWER REPORTED GEAR SEEMED TO BE DOWN. TO INSURE THAT GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED, CREW ELECTED TO USE EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURES. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MX INSPECTED ACFT, FOUND NOSE GEAR STRUT UNDER INFLATED. SERVICED NOSE STRUT, PERFORMED SEVERAL EXTENSION AND RETRACTION TEST, SYS CHECKED NORMAL. ACFT RELEASED BACK TO SERVICE.

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