Service difficulty report · Seal · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
November 11, 2011
Submitted
November 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N800BW
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600640
Aircraft time
3,251 hours, 3,052 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
65415204
Part serial
32806
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg Oleo
Part time
3,251 hours, 3,052 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW REPORTED THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. CREW RETURNED TO DEPARTURE FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. UPON INSPECTED BY MX, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RT MLG OLEO SEAL HAD ROLLED, PREVENTING THE GEAR FROM FULLY EXTENDING WHICH WOULD NOT ALLOW THE GEAR TO RETRACT.