Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
November 27, 2010
Submitted
November 29, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N323QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800134
Aircraft time
2,835 hours, 1,895 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW306C
Part
Actuator
Part number
69470302
Part serial
151
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, RED "GEAR UNSAFE" ANNUNCIATOR DID NOT EXTINGUISH. THE NOSE GEAR SOUNDED AS THOUGH IT WAS RETRACTED, BUT THEN THERE WAS HEARD APPOX. 6 LOUD BANGS IN SUCCESSION AS NOSE GEAR ATTEMPTED TO RECYCLE ITSELF, ACCOMPANIED BY A COINCIDENTAL FLICKERING "GEAR UNSAFE" ANNUNCIATOR. NOSEGEAR THEN STOWED, WITH NO UNSAFE INDICATIONS. R & R NOSE GEAR UPLOCK ACTUATOR. R & R SHUTTLE VALVE. PERFORMED SEVERAL SATISFACTORY GEAR SWINGS. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD. WORK PERFORMED IAW MM 32-30-50.