Service difficulty report · Rod · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 21, 2005
Submitted
December 30, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N675QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605275
Aircraft time
3,243 hours, 2,538 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Rod
Part number
991420210
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

UPON GEAR RETRACTION HEARD A LOUD BANG. NO OTHER INDICATIONS. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A NOSE GEAR DOOR OPEN. AFTER LANDING LT NOSE GEAR DOOR RETRACTION ROD WAS FOUND BROKEN. INSPECTED NOSE GEAR AND FOUND LT NOSE GEAR DOOR RETRACT ROD BROKEN OFF AND ALSO FOUND THE CENTER HINGE WAS GOUGED. REPLACED THE CENTER AND NOSE GEAR RETRACT ROD WITH NEW. RIGGED NOSE GEAR DOORS. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION TO CHECK CLEARANCES AND RIGGING. OPS CHECKS GOOD WORK DONE IAW M/M 32-20-00.

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