Service difficulty report · Strut · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
November 28, 2010
Submitted
November 29, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N384QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800110
Aircraft time
3,366 hours, 2,272 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW306C
Part
Strut
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WOW MISCOMPARE ILLUMINATED ON DEPARTURE. MLG WOULD NOT RETRACT. FOUND NLG STRUT LEAKING HYD FLUID. REMOVED NLG WHEEL ASSY & BEARINGS. CLEANED, INSPECTED & REPACKED BEARINGS. REMOVED LOWER BARREL ASSY FROM UPPER BARREL. DISASSEMBLED, CLEANED, INSPECTED AND RE-PACKED COMPONENTS WITH NEW SEALS. REASSEMBLED LOWER BARREL ASSY. INSTALLED ISOLATOR PISTION, SPACER, RETAINING NUT & BEARING SPACER TO UPPER BARREL. ALL WORK DONE IAW CMM 32-20-01, REV 1. INSTALLED ORIFICE ON UPPER BARREL. INSTALLED LOWER BARREL ASSY. SERVICED STRUT IAW MM 32-20-00, REV 17. GEAR SWING OPS CHECKED GOOD.