Service difficulty report · Strut · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
October 19, 2005
Submitted
November 4, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N982QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500182
Aircraft time
3,577 hours, 2,255 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007C
Part
Strut
Condition
Dirty
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING FLIGHT GEAR RETRACTS HEARD AND FELT BUMP IN THE NIGHT FOUR (4) TIMES DURING FLIGHT. MEASURED EXTENSION OF NOSE STRUT, MEASURED 9.80 INCHES DISASSEMBLED AND CLEANED LOWER BARREL ASSEMBLY. RESEALED AND REASSEMBLED. MEASUREMENT NOW 9.75 INCHES IAW MM. SERVICED STRUT. DOWNJACKED AND GOOD. WORK C/W IAW MM CH 32-20-02, C/W GEAR CHECKLIST, NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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