Service difficulty report · Seal · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
January 16, 2009
Submitted
July 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N346QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800013
Aircraft time
3,480 hours, 2,284 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
CPO680322
Condition
Worn
Location
Mlg Strut
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. GEAR HANDLE WAS LOCKED IN THE DOWN POSITION AND WOULD NOT MOVE. TROUBLESHOT TO NLG STRUT LEAKING AND UNDERSERVICE NOT PROVIDING FULL EXTENSION OF STRUT. DISASSEMBLED, INSPECTED STRUT. INSTALLED NEW SEALS AND SERVICED IAW COMPONENT MM 32-20-01. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF LANDING GEAR. ALL OPS CHECKS GOOD. (MLG SEAL KIT CPO680-32-2)