Service difficulty report · Strut · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
November 24, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft time
1,215 hours
Engine
Pwa PW306B
Part
Strut
Condition
Low
Location
Nlg
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

(CAN) AFTER TAKEOFF LG WOULD NOT RETRACT, THERE WAS A WEIGHT ON WHEELS, WOW, MIS-COMPARE MSG. ACFT RETURNED TO MX. THE NOSE GEAR WAS SERVICED & GEAR SWINGS COMPLETED WITHOUT FAULT. THIS FAULT APPEARS TO BE THAT THE NOSE GEAR IS NOT EXTENDING ALL THE WAY AFTER TAKEOFF & NOT MAKING THE WEIGHT ON WHEELS SWITCH. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS ISSUE HAS COME UP WITH THE CITATION 680 ACFT WITHIN THIS COMPANY. A REVIEW OF THE SDR DATABASE SHOWS MANY OCCURRENCES OF THIS ISSUE. PREVIOUSLY WE HAVE INSTALLED SL680-32-8 IMPROVED SEAL KIT FOR NOSE GEAR.