Service difficulty report · Link · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
July 18, 2021
Submitted
August 16, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808GG
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500033
Aircraft time
12,250 hours, 6,321 cycles
Part
Link
Part number
67410133
Part serial
72
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
12,250 hours, 6,321 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE SITTING PARKED ON THE RAMP, FLIGHT CREW OBSERVED NITROGEN LEAKING FROM A BLOWN FUSE PLUG ON THE RIGHT HAND MAIN INBOARD TIRE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED ROCKING LATERALLY, AS THE RIGHT HAND TRAILING LINK MOVED AFT. SOON THERE AFTER, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT BROKE AT THE UPPER BARREL CAP. THE IMMEDIATE CAUSE IS SUSPECTED AS THE TRAILING LINK BROKE IN HALF, FOLLOWED BY THE STRUT BREAKING AT THE UPPER CAP DUE TO THE LOAD IMPOSED ON IT AFTER THE TRAILING LINK BROKE IN TWO. THE AIRCRAFT ULTIMATELY ENDED UP ON THE RAMP ON THE LANDING GEAR TRUNNION.

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