Service difficulty report · Strut · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
February 28, 2008
Submitted
March 3, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N824CB
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5500824
Aircraft time
3,664 hours, 3,852 cycles
Part
Strut
Part number
65414204
Part serial
AC00035
Condition
Defective
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
3,664 hours, 3,852 cycles
Component
Mlg · Cessna
Component part number
65414102
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

PILOT NOTICED AFTER LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED UP, GEAR WARNING LIGHT AND HYDRAULIC ON LIGHT WERE ON. SELECTED GEAR DOWN, HAD THREE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. WENT BACK TO ORIGINAL AIRPORT AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. JACKED AIRCRAFT SWUNG GEAR AND FOUND THAT RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR OLIO STRUT WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED, MISALIGNING THE UPLOCK ROLLER TO SWITCH. REPLACED OLIO STRUT WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT.

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