Service difficulty report · Strut · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
February 26, 2006
Submitted
February 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N903QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500162
Aircraft time
4,636 hours, 2,791 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF DURING GEAR RETRACTION, THE GEAR HANDLE WAS DIFFICULT TO MOVE OUT OF THE DOWN DETENT BUT EVENTUALLY DID MOVE TO THE UP POSTION. MAINS RETRACTED NOSE DID NOT. STILL HAD GREEN NOSE LIGHT AND RED UNSAFE LIGHT. HANDLE WAS MOVED TO GEAR DOWN AND 3 GREEN RETURNED. JACKED A/C, FOUND NOSE STRUT NOT FULLY EXTENDING. FOUND NO PRESSURE IN LOWER CHAMBER. REPACKED WITH NEW SEALS AND O-RINGS. SERVICED NLG. PERFORMED OPS CHECK, GOOD, SEVERAL TIMES. DOWNJACKED A/C WORK COMPLETED IAW CE750 CHAP 32-20-02.

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