Service difficulty report · Strut · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
June 1, 2016
Submitted
June 2, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N422AJ
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
437
Aircraft time
1,565 hours, 1,121 cycles
Part
Strut
Part number
4532240001818
Part serial
029
Condition
Deflated
Location
Nlg
Part time
1,565 hours, 1,121 cycles
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 OUT ON GEAR RETRACTION, THE GEAR INDICATORS REMAINED WHITE, INDICATION IMPROPER RETRACTION. THIS ACCOMPANIED WITH AMBER NWS FAIL ICAS. PERFORMED LOW PASS TO CONFIRM CONDITION WITH OBSERVING GND PERSONNEL. ALL GEARS WHERE CONFIRMED UP, BUT MAIN DOORS REMAINED OPEN. CYCLED GEAR DOWN & OBSERVED 3 GREEN NO WHITE INDICATION WITH NO NWS SWITCH ILLUMINATION. ELECTED TO PROCEED & PERFORM PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. FOLLOWED QRH CHECKLIST FOR THE CONDITION NWS FAIL INFLIGHT. A SAFE LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NORMAL INDICATIONS. UPON LANDING, MX NOTED THAT NOSE STRUT WAS FULLY DEFLATED & THIS WILL CAUSE NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAULT & CAUSE ABNORMAL LG INDICATIONS. STRUT REQUIRES REBUILD.