Service difficulty report · Strut · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
April 18, 2009
Submitted
April 20, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N364QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800062
Aircraft time
2,822 hours, 1,908 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Low
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S, J
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 HANDLE WOULD NOT RAISE AFTER T/O. ALL GEAR REMAINED DOWN AND LOCKED, (3 GREEN, NO RED). WOW MISCOMPARE AMBER CAS MGS POSTED, THEN EXTINGUISHED PRIOR TO LANDING. LANDING AND TAXI NORMAL. JACKED AIRCRAFT AS PER MM 07-10-00. FOUND NOSE STRUT DID NOT EXTEND FULLY. CHECKED ALL STRUT PRESSURES AND WIPED ALL STRUT OLEO'S WITH CLEANING FLUID. FOUND NOSE STRUT LOWER CHAMBER PRESSURE LOW. SERVICED THE NOSE STRUT IAW THE CE MM 32-20-00. PERFORMED SERVERAL RETRACTION AND EXTENSION CHECKS IAW THE MM 32-00-00. RETRACTION CHECK SATISFACTORY.