Service difficulty report · Strut · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
July 14, 2008
Submitted
May 11, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N385QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800115
Aircraft time
1,420 hours, 924 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Out Of Adjust
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

LOUD NOISE FROM NOSE WAS HEARD DURING GEAR RETRACTION. NOISE (THUMP) WAS FOLLOWED WITH RED GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT REMAINING ILLUMINATED. GEAR EXTENDED WITH 3 GREEN AND UNLOCK LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. JACKED ACFT AND INSPECTED NLG AND NLG WHEELWELL DUE TO RECENT NLG SERVICING, MX, AND REPEAT WRITE-UP. NO DAMAGE NOTED TO NLG STRUT OR IN NLG WHEEL WELL. CHECK AND RESERVICE NLG STRUT PRESSURES. LOWER CHAMBER PRESS 90 PSI; UPPER CHAMBER WAS 260 PSI. COMPLIED WITH COMPLETE NG STRUT SERVICING, HYD FLUID AND NITROGEN, IAW MM CH 32-20-00, TASK 32-20-00 600. DOWNJACKED ACFT STRUT EXTENSION WITHIN LIMITS IAW MM 32-00-00. SET UPPER CHAMBER PRESS TO 280 PSI. SET LOWER CHAMBER PRESS TO 40 PSI.