Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
October 24, 2008
Submitted
October 27, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N943QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500043
Aircraft time
9,424 hours, 5,968 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Vibration
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

HIGH SPEED ABORT ABOUT 102 KTS; HAD NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY. PERFORMED NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY, MX CHECKLIST. FOUND BOTH NOSE TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND. UPPER AND LOWER TORQUE LINKS BUSHINGS WORN AND NOTICEABLE SIDE PLAY. NOSE STRUT LWR AND UPPER BARREL N2 PRESSURES WERE LOW. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH NOSE WHEEL/TIRE ASSEMBLIES WITH OVERHAULED UNITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED UPPER AND LWR TORQUE LINK MIDDLE BUSHINGS WITH NEW PARTS. REINSTALLED UPPER AND LOWER TORQUE LINKS WITH NEW HARDWARE. SERVICED NOSE STRUT N2 PRESSURE. OPS CHECKED GOOD. LEAK CHECKED GOOD. WORK DONE IAW MM, CHAPTER 32-41-01 AND CHAPTER 32-20-02.

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