Service difficulty report · Valve · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
December 22, 2010
Submitted
December 23, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N381QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800097
Aircraft time
3,341 hours, 2,208 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW306C
Part
Valve
Part number
MS288892
Condition
Leaking
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

GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT (HANDLE LOCKED OUT) WOW MISCOMPARE. VISUALLY INSPECTED SQUAT SWITCHES. OPS CHECKED ALL SQUAT SWITCHES AND VERIFIED INPU IN OT IAW PCB JACKED ACFT AND PERFORMED GEAR SWING. NO DISPREANCIES FOUND. CHECKED SERVICE OF NOSE STRUT, FOUND UPPER CHAMBER PEOPERLY SERVICED BUT LOWER CHAMBER AT ZERO PSI CW COMPLETE STRUT SERVICE AND REPLACED IAW STRUT SERVICING VALVE IAW MM, CHAP 32-20-00, REV 17. LEAK AND OPS CHECK GOOD.