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Service difficulty report · Strut · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date: December 5, 2010
Submitted: December 6, 2010
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N369QS
Make and model: Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial: 6800081
Aircraft time: 3,477 hours, 2,307 cycles
Engine: Pwc PW306C
System (JASC): 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
Part: Strut
Condition: Discharged
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

AFTER TAKE OFF, GEAR RETRACTED MOST OF THE WAY, UNTIL NOSE WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP. GEAR THEN CYCLED ABOUT 6-7 TIMES SHORT UP-DOWN, FINALLY WAS UP & LOCKED. RETURNED TO FIELD, PUT GEAR DOWN GOT 3 GREEN & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING, INSPECTED AND NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY OBSERVED IN ANY OF THE GEAR WHEELWELLS OR TIRES. NLG STRUT FOUND N2 LOW, SERVICED STRUT. LEAK CHECKED NORMAL. OPS CHECKED NORMAL. WORK PERFORMED IAW MM 32-20-00.