# SDR DXTA200802828

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: February 2, 2008
- Submitted: February 27, 2008
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: N346QS
- Make and model: Cessna 680CE
- Aircraft serial: 6800013
- Aircraft time: 2,699 hours, 1,793 cycles
- Engine: Pwc PW306C
- System (JASC): [3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3222)
- Part: Strut
- Condition: Unknown
- Location: Nlg
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: J
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA200802828

## Discrepancy

AFTER TAKEOFF UNABLE TO MOVE GEAR HANDLE TO UP POSITION.  SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF WOW MISCOMPARE CAS ILLUMINATED, 5 MINUTES LATER EXTINGUISHED THEN UNABLE TO MOVE HANDLE UP BUT LT MAIN REMAINED DOWN W/RED UNLOCK. CHECKED NITROGEN PRESSURE IN NLG STRUT AND FOUND NONE. DISASSEMBLED, CLEANED, INSPECTED NR REPACKED NLG STRUT WITH NEW SEALS AND GASKETS IAW CHAPTER 32-20-00 OF THE CE-680 MM.  SERVICED;  OPS CHECK, LEAK CHECK SATISFACTORY.

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