Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
October 14, 2009
Submitted
October 16, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N406GA
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0329
Aircraft time
26,232 hours
Part
O-Ring
Part number
MS28775225
Condition
Split
Location
Mlg Strut
Component
Mlg · Cessna
Component part number
51411011
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT GEAR RETRACTION, LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED AND ALL THREE GEAR DOWN ANDM LOCKED LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. TOWER FLY-BY REVEALED THAT GEAR DID NOT LOOK "NORMAL". CREW PERFORMED "GEAR WILL NOT EXTEND HYDRAULICALLY" PROCEDURE USING EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM. SECONG FLY-BY REVEALED GEAR STILL DID NOT LOOK " NORMAL". CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY, LANDIND WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE FOUND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT FLAT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED REPLACED UPPER TRUNNION O-RING. SERVICED STRUT, PERFORMED GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENSION TEST, SYSTEM CHECKED OK. AIRCRAFT RELEASED BACK TO SERVICE.

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