Service difficulty report · Strut · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
February 7, 2010
Submitted
February 8, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N387QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800119
Aircraft time
2,724 hours, 1,788 cycles
Part
Strut
Part number
MS288892
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

DURING MLG RETRACTION, GEAR SLOW TO RETRACT. IN TRANSIT, UNLOCK LIGHT IS ON & GREEN LIGHTS EXTINGUISH. GREEN LT MLG LIGHT CAME BACK ON & NOISE HEARD FROM NOSE WHILE MLG REMAINED UNRETRACTED. UPON INITIAL MLG HANDLE RETRACTION, SOLENOID BRIEFLY PREVENTED MOVEMENT BEFORE ALLOWING MOVEMENT TO RETRACT POSITION DESPITE BEING IN WOW CONDITION. FOUND NLG STRUT LOW, UPPER CHAMBER AT 245 PSI SPEC IS 240 PSI. LOWER CHAMBER AT 0 PSI, SPEC IS 40 PSI. R & R LOWER CHAMBER SERVICE VALVE IAW MM 32-20-01, SERVICED NLG STRUT IAW MM 32-20-00. FOUND NLG SQUAT SWITCH OUT OF ADJUST. SWITCH 3/4 TURN PAST ENGAGEMENT, SPEC IS 3, RIGGED NLG SQUAT SWITCH IAW MM, GEAR SWINGS, OPS GOOD IAW MM 32-00-00.