Service difficulty report · Bolt · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
September 26, 2003
Submitted
October 16, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N931QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500064
Aircraft time
5,015 hours, 3,132 cycles
Part
Bolt
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CR
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

CLIMBING THROUGH FL360 THE NLG ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND & RETRACT ITSELF REPEATEDLY. GEAR UNSAFE RED LIGHT CAME ON & OFF EACH TIME, BLEW GEAR DOWN PNEUMATICALLY ON APPROACH. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION TO EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM IAW CE 750 MM FOR A ONE TIME FERRY FLIGHT TO ICT FOR INVESTIGATION, AIRCRAFT HAS NUMEROUS WRITE UPS ON THIS DISCREPANCY. TROUBLE SHOT UN-COMMANDED NOSE GEAR EXTENSION & FOUND UP-LOCK HOOD BOLT CORRODED, BEARINGS WORN & SPRING WEAK, THIS COMBINATION WAS NOT ALLOWING THE UP-LOCK ACTUATOR TO BE FULLY EXTENDED. INSTALLED NEW BOLT P/N NAS464P5-37, INSTALLED 2 NEW BEARINGS P/N M81934/2-05C008, INSTALLED NEW SPRING P/N 5527401-3 IAW CESSNA 750 MM CHAPTER 32-30-05. ADJUSTED NOSE GEAR UP-LO

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