Service difficulty report · Strut · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
August 11, 2008
Submitted
May 13, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N990QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500190
Aircraft time
6,512 hours, 3,837 cycles
Part
Strut
Part number
67940624
Part serial
BMC001
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE AFTER TAKE-OFF. TROUBLESHOT TO NOSE LANDING GEAR. WITH NOSE SIMULATOR INSTALLED AND BOTH MAIN GEAR WITH WEDGES, THE GEAR SOLENOID TRIPS. JACKED NOSE LANDING GEAR. NOTICED THAT FLUID LEAKING OUT LOWER STRUT AFTER JACKING FOUND THAT WITH TIRES OFF GROUND. HAD TO PUSH ON THE TIRE TO EXTEND THE STRUT, STRUT REQUIRES REPACKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED UPR AND LOWER BARRELS IAW CMM CHAPTER 32-20-02. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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