What was found
ASH FLT 7042 IAD-BUF. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO THE FIELD DUE TO A LOUD THUMP DURING GEAR RETRACTION. MX REPACKED THE NLG STRUT.
- Difficulty date
- December 10, 2008
- Submitted
- December 12, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N77181
- Make and model
- Cndair CL6002B19
- Aircraft serial
- 7181
- Aircraft time
- 27,837 hours, 22,770 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Strut
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Nlg
- Stage of operation
- AP
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- B
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.