Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
September 27, 2010
Submitted
September 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N382QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800245
Aircraft time
1,427 hours, 971 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nose
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

RED MLG UNLOCK INDICATION REMAIND ILLUMINATED AFTER MLG HANDLE WAS PLACED IN THE UP POSITION. 3 GREEN MLG INDICATORS EXTINGUISHED. MLG DEPLOYED NORMALLY. JACKED ACFT AND DUPLICATED PROBLEM AFTER 3 GEAR SWINGS. REPOSITIONED HYD SYS & FOUND NOSE GEAR ABOUT TO FALL OUT OF WHEEL WELL. NEXT CYCLE FOUND NLG WOULDN'T GO UP INTO UPLOCK HOOK. INSPECTED NOSE STRUT & FOUND TO HAVE PROPER SERVICE PRESSURES IAW MM 11-14-00. COMPLETED FULL HYD SYS BLEED IAW MM 12-12-02. AFTER BLEED, CYCLED LANDING GEAR 50 + TIMES IAW MM 32-00-00. VERIFIED THAT NOSE ACTUATOR WAS NOT BYPASSING FLUID OR LEAKING. UPLOCK ROLLER PROPERLY ENGAGED IN UPLOCK HOOK & SWITCH. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.