Service difficulty report · Strut · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
August 21, 2004
Submitted
August 26, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N635QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605358
Aircraft time
599 hours, 450 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Strut
Condition
Damaged
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

ON GEAR RETRACTION RED UNLOCK LIGHT ON GEAR. EXTENDED GEAR, 3 GREENS, NO RED LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. TROUBLESHOT LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. FOUND NLG STRUT NOT EXTENDING COMPLETELY, CAUSING UPLOCK LOCK TO CONTACT UPLOCK ROLLERS NOT ALLOWING GEAR TO RETRACT. DISASSEMBLED NOSE GEAR STRUT AND REBUILT STRUT IAW COMPONENT MM 32-20-01. REASSEMBLED NLG AS REQUIRED. SERVICED NOSE STRUT IAW MM 12-14-00. PERFORMED OP'S CHECK OF LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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