Service difficulty report · Shrader Valve · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
April 19, 2009
Submitted
April 21, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N617FX
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
452065
Aircraft time
1,782 hours, 1,486 cycles
Part
Shrader Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

NLG FAILED TO RETRACT AND NOSE WHEEL STEERING AMBER CAS ILLUMINATED. IFE DECLARED WITH AIR DIVERSION. LANDING PERFORMED TO REMAIN OFF OF NLG AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. ONCE WEIGHT WAS PLACED ON NLG IT OPERATED NORMALLY. CREW ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN AND HAVE THE ACFT TOWED OFF THE RUNWAY. 4/19/09 - FOUND NOSE STRUT PRESSURE LOW. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE STRUT SHRADER VALVE, SERVICED STRUT. LEAK CHECK C/W, NO DEFECTS NOTED. 4/20/09 - ACFT MOVED FOR ADDITIONAL INSP. REMOVED NOSE STRUT AND REPLACED RINGS AND O-RING UNDER TOP RETAINER PLATE IAW LR MM 32-20-01. REINSTALLED NOSE STRUT AND SERVICED.