Service difficulty report · Seal · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
December 6, 2013
Submitted
December 12, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N412SW
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7101
Aircraft time
46,507 hours, 38,468 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Damaged
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

NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. INDICATED DOWN & GREEN WITH HANDLE UP. ON ARRIVAL AT GATE NOSE STRUT WAS FLAT. REPLACED THE TEE SEAL WITH THE SPARE SEAL IAW AMM. EXTENDED STRUT FULLY SEVERAL TIMES AFTER SEAL REPLACEMENT. COMPLIED WITH FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION RETRACTION SYSTEM IAW AMM. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD AT THIS TIME.