What was found
DURING ROUTINE MX MECHANICS NOTED HYD FLUID LEAKING FROM RT AFT MLG SHOCK STRUT OUTER CYLINDER. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE OUTER CYLINDER WAS CRACKED. OPEN
- Difficulty date
- January 31, 2010
- Submitted
- February 4, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N401LC
- Make and model
- Lkheed 382G
- Aircraft serial
- 4606
- Aircraft time
- 48,098 hours, 27,832 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 3880469
- Part serial
- 36RT4
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Mlg
- Part time
- 1,942 hours, 1,386 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.