Service difficulty report · Strut · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
January 13, 2014
Submitted
January 15, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N451A
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
413
Aircraft time
1,058 hours, 971 cycles
Part
Strut
Part number
4532201000V16005
Part serial
545
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
Nlg
Part time
1,058 hours, 971 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NOSE GEAR FAILED TO CTR DURING RETRACTION FROM BNA. CREW HEARD NOSE TIRE CONTACT WW & EXTENDED LG. PLANE RETURNED TO BNA & MADE UNEVENTFUL LANDING. PERFORMED POST FLIGHT INSPECTION & FOUND THE NOSE STRUT TO HAVE 1 PSI OF PRECHARGE PRESS. THE STRUT WAS SHOWING 2 INCHES OF CHROME AT THIS TIME.