Service difficulty report · Bungee Cylinder · Gulstm G1159A

Difficulty date
April 29, 2002
Submitted
May 8, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590DA
Make and model
Gulstm G1159A
Aircraft serial
445
Part
Bungee Cylinder
Part number
1159L205795
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg Downlock
Part time
5,009 hours, 58 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

ON LANDING ROLL-OUT, NOSE GEAR SAFE LIGHT WENT OUT AND RED UNSAFE LIGHT CAME ON. RETAINING NUT FOR THE DOWN LOCK BUNGIE BODY HAD LOOSENED ALLOWING DOWNLOCK BUNGIE TO FAIL. DISASSEMBLED BUNGIE AND INSPECTED. NO DEFECTS NOTED. REASSEMBLED PER MM AND REINSTALLED ON NOSE GEAR. COMPLIED WITH GEAR SWING TO VERIFY OPERATION. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. BUNGIE WAS REPLACED UPON RETURN TO AIRPORT AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION.