Service difficulty report · Mount · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
March 12, 2026
Submitted
March 12, 2026
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N999AA
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1286
Aircraft time
13,829 hours, 6,275 cycles
Part
Mount
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Part time
13,829 hours, 6,275 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOTS NEEDED TO BLOW DOWN THE LANDING GEAR BECAUSE THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN AND LOCK (UNDER NORMAL OPERATION). MAINTENANCE INITIAL EVALUATION FOUND THAT THE NOSE GEAR UPLOCK ROLLER WAS NOT ENGAGING WITH THE UPLOCK. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND MOVEMENT IN THE NOSE GEAR UPLOCK ACTUATOR MOUNT AND STRUCTURE AND TWO CRACKS APPROXIMATELY 3-6 IN ON EACH SIDE OF THE FORWARD MOUNT.