Service difficulty report · Strut · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
January 20, 2006
Submitted
January 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500116
Aircraft time
5,473 hours, 3,428 cycles
Part
Strut
Part number
67940624
Part serial
BMC204S
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IN CRUISE, A THUMP OF NOSE GEAR REPRESSURIZING. UNLOCK LIGHT FOR GEAR WAS ON AND REMAINED ON TILL GEAR WAS PUT DOWN. REPEAT WRITE UP. FOUND NLG STRUT TO MEASURE 9.92 INCHES. MAX STRUT EXTENSION SHOULD ONLY BE 9.75 INCHES. SUSPECT LOWER ORIFICE CAP COMING LOOSE. REMOVED UPPER & LOWER BARREL ASSY OK TO INSTALL LOWER BARREL ASSY. INSTALLED LOWER BARREL ASSY, OK TO REPACK BEARINGS. CLEANED & REPACKED WHEEL BEARINGS, OK TO INSTALL RT & LT NOSE WHEELS INSTALLED RT & LT NOSE WHEEL, OK TO INSTALL RT & LT NLG HUBCAPS, INSTALLED HUBCAPS WORKED NOSE STRUT IAW 750 CMM CH 32-20-02. SERVICED NLG WITH BOTH HYDRAULIC FLUID & NITROGEN IAW 750 MM CH 12-10-38, HOOKED UP BOTH NOSE GEAR DOORS AND GEAR SWING CKS GOOD.

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