Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Gulstm 690A

Difficulty date
August 22, 2018
Submitted
September 17, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N112EE
Make and model
Gulstm 690A
Aircraft serial
11330
Aircraft time
9,737 hours
Part
O-Ring
Part number
MS28775114
Condition
Torn
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
619 hours, 304 cycles
Component
Cylinder · Gulstm
Component part number
710022501
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PILOT NOTICED HYDRAULIC FLUID ON THE RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR AUXILIARY RETRACTION CYLINDER SHAFT. UPON DISASSEMBLY OF THE RETRACT CYLINDER THE SHAFT O-RING HAD A SMALL TEAR IN IT. AFTER O-RINGS AND BACKUP RINGS WERE REPLACED THE AIRCRAFT WAS PUT ON JACKS, GEAR RETRACTIONS AND EMERGENCY EXTENSION CHECKS WERE ACCOMPLISHED WITH OPERATIONS FOUND TO NORMAL AND NO LEAKS WERE NOTED.