Service difficulty report · Release Cable · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
April 8, 2004
Submitted
April 12, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N946QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500195
Aircraft time
1,619 hours, 982 cycles
Part
Release Cable
Condition
Out Of Rig
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

AT FL410 THERE WAS A LOUD THUMP IN THE NOSE GEAR AREA AND THE GEAR UNLOCK RED LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THERE WAS ANOTHER THUMP AND THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. LANDING GEAR BLOW DOWN HANDLE WAS PULLED. JACKED AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED GEAR BLOW DOWN AND OPS CHECK, RESET GEAR BLOW DON AND SERVICED NITROGEN IAW 750 MM CHAPTER 12-00-01. FOUND NOSE GEAR UP LOCK RELEASE WAS HOLDING UP LOCK FROM FULLY ENGAGING ROLLER. RE-RIGGED NOSE GEAR RELEASE AND OPS CHECKED SYSTEM, OPERATIONAL CHECK OF SYSTEM GOOD. ALL WORK DONE IAW 750 MM CHAPTER 32-30-06.

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