Service difficulty report · Strut · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
June 13, 2017
Submitted
June 17, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N747XJ
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500247
Aircraft time
11,742 hours, 5,950 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Low
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SOON AFTER TAKEOFF, FLIGHT CREW NOTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE TO THE RETRACT POSITION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DO SO. CREW INFORMED ATC OF THE ISSUE AND REQUESTED DELAYED VECTORS IN ORDER TO RUN THE CHECKLIST. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN TO TEB. ALL THREE GEAR DOWN AND LOCK INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL; AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. MAINTENANCE FOUND BOTH THE NOSE GEAR SWITCH CAM (P/N: 6742029-2) WORN AND THE NOSE GEAR STRUT UNDERSERVICED. CAM WAS REPLACED WITH NEW AND THE STRUT WAS PROPERLY SERVICED. GEAR SWING FUNCTIONAL CHECKS WERE NORMAL. A SATISFACTORY CONFIDENCE FLIGHT WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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