Service difficulty report · Packing · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
December 28, 2020
Submitted
January 11, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N900UP
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500113
Aircraft time
16,905 hours, 10,501 cycles
Part
Packing
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg Strut
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB THROUGH FL380 A LOUD THUD WAS HEARD IN WHEEL WELL FOLLOWED BY LANDING GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND DIVERTED TO KMCO. ON DESCENT AT FL200 THE LANDING GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. ON APPROACH WHEN GEAR SELECTED TO DOWN POSITION, LANDING GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY WITH 3 GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATORS. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE REPACKED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT. GEAR SWINGS WERE PERFORMED NO DEFECTS NOTED. A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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