Service difficulty report · Elastomer · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
December 22, 2010
Submitted
December 23, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N970QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500070
Aircraft time
10,707 hours, 6,795 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007C1
Part
Elastomer
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UPON LANDING GEAR RETRACTION, THERE IS A LOUD "CLUNKING/THUMPING" SOUND WITH ASSOCIATED SHAKING. THE SOUND OCCURS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE RETRACTION SEQUENCE, AS THE GEAR LEVER IS MOVED TO THE UP POSITION. NOISE AND VIBRATION ARE LIKELY LOUD ENOUGH FOR A PASSENGER TO HEAR/FEEL. GEAR EXTENSION IS NORMAL. THERE ARE NO OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. FOUND FWD AND AFT MOUMENT OF THE NLG COMING FROM AFT ACTUATOR ELASTOMERS R & R NOSE LANDING ELASTOMERS IAW MM 32-30-03. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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