Service difficulty report · Strut · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
March 29, 2008
Submitted
April 21, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N946QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500195
Aircraft time
5,818 hours, 3,532 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007C
Part
Strut
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB THRU APPROX FL390 AT M.80 GOT RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD THUMP. FOUND UPLOCK ENGAGEMENT BELOW MINIMUM, AND SWITCH ENGAGEMENT BELOW MINIMUM AND NOSE GEAR STRUT OUT OF TOLERANCE, DISASSEMBLED NOSE GEAR STRUT, REPACKED STRUT WITH NEW SEALS REASSEMBLED, SERVICED NOSE STRUT. ACCOMPLISHED GEAR BUMP CHECKS IAW MM CHAP 12-10-38 AND 32-30-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD

More about the Cessna 750