Service difficulty report · Strut · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
January 3, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N376QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800180
Aircraft time
1,698 hours, 1,137 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Discharged
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHEN GEAR HANDLE RAISED, RED UNLOCK ILLUMINATED, NOSE WHEEL DOWN AND LOCKED EXTINGUISHED, BOTH MAIN GEAR DOWN & LOCKED REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND AFTER 15 SECONDS GEAR RAISED NORMALLY. JACKED AIRPLANE, CONNECTED HYD GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT ALLOW GEAR TO RETRACT INSPECTED FOUND LOWER STRUCT CAMBER AT ZERO PSI RESERVICED NOSE STRUT IAW MM 32-20-00 PERFORMED GEAR SWING OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 32-20-00.