Service difficulty report · Strut · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
October 27, 2010
Submitted
October 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N359QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800126
Aircraft time
3,257 hours, 2,127 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW306C
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

ON TAKEOFF, UNABLE TO RAISE GEAR. TAKE OFF + 20 SEC, WOW MISCOMPARE MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THRUST REVERSERS & NOSEWHEEL STEERING WERE AVAILABLE ON LANDING. TROUBLESHOT LANDING GEAR RETRACTION PROBLEM. FOUND NOSE LANDING GEAR LOWER STRUT NITROGEN PRESSURE LOW. RESERVICED NLG STRUT WITH FLUID AND NITROGEN IAW MM 32-20-00-600. ALSO FOUND NOSE GEAR SQUAT SWITCH OUT OF RIG. RERIGGED NOSE LANDING GEAR SQUAT SWITCH IAW MM 32-60-00. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. OPS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD.