Service difficulty report · None · Gulstm GIVXG450

Difficulty date
December 10, 2021
Submitted
December 14, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N453FX
Make and model
Gulstm GIVXG450
Aircraft serial
4336
Aircraft time
6,456 hours, 3,460 cycles
Part
None
Condition
None
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

DURING PRECHECK, DISCOVERED FOUND NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK LINK CRACKED. FLEXJET PREVIOUSLY DISCOVERED A SIMILAR CRACK ON A DIFFERENT G450 (N454FX, S/N 4339) IN JUNE 2021. REPLACED LINK IAW G450 AMM 20-70-11. CYCLED GEAR IAW 32-00-00—NO DEFECTS NOTED. P/N 1159LM40815-5; S/N PTL410662.