Service difficulty report · Strut · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
April 6, 2018
Submitted
April 12, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N684DB
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0016
Aircraft time
341 hours, 302 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW306C
Engine time
341 hours, 302 cycles
Part
Strut
Part number
67425603
Part serial
24994142
Condition
Low
Location
Nlg
Part time
341 hours, 302 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
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

DURING DEPARTURE FROM THE CREW REPORTED A WEIGHT ON WHEELS MISSCOMPARE CAS MESSAGE AND THE HANDLE WAS LOCKED OUT. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDING, NORMAL LANDING, AND TAXIED TO THE SERVICE CENTER. THE CAS MESSAGE HISTORY WAS CHECKED AND TWO INSTANCES WERE FOUND OF NOSE LANDING GEAR MISSCOMPARE. A CONTINUITY CHECK WAS CONDUCTED ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SQUAT SWITCH. ALL FINDINGS WERE NORMAL. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED AND IT WAS NOTED THAT THE GEAR DID NOT FULLY EXTEND. THE FAILURE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO FULLY EXTEND WILL CAUSE BOTH A WOW MISCOMPARE AND THE LOCKOUT OF THE CREW LANDING GEAR ACTUATION HANDLE. PERFORMED A FULL SERVICE OF THE NOSE GEAR AND CONDUCTED A TEST OF NOSE GEAR AND FOUND THAT IT WOULD FULLY EXTEND AT THIS TIME. CONTACTED OUR TEAM AND WERE ADVISED TO PERFORM A FULL REPACK OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. REPACK WAS COMPLETED AND SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL TEST OF LANDING GEAR WAS CONDUCTED. AIRCRAFT RELEASED 04-08-18

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