What was found
DURING REMOVAL OF NLG STRUT FOR REPACK, FOUND THE UPPER BARREL TO BE CORRODED AND HAVE DEEP PITTING. REMOVED THE CORRODED NLG UPPER BARREL AND INSTALLED A NEW STEERING CYLINDER.
- Difficulty date
- June 26, 2017
- Submitted
- June 27, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N846QS
- Make and model
- Cessna 560CESSNA
- Aircraft serial
- 5600797
- Aircraft time
- 6,425 hours, 5,149 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Strut
- Part number
- 65420011
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 6,425 hours, 5,149 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.