Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
December 15, 2008
Submitted
June 19, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N338QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800011
Aircraft time
3,722 hours, 2,552 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
99146762
Part serial
0027
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
2,552 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UPON LOWERING GEAR HANDLE, NOSE GEAR DID NOT LOCK DOWN. RECYCLED GEAR WITH SAME RESULTS. ON GO AROUND, NOSE GEAR LOCKED DOWN ON ITS OWN. DID NOT RUN CHECKLIST OR BLOW GEAR DOWN. REMOVED NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR AND INSTALLED, INSPECTED ACTUATOR IAW MM 32-30-30, OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME.