Service difficulty report · Strut · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
December 22, 2010
Submitted
December 23, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N978QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500187
Aircraft time
8,376 hours, 5,157 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007C1
Part
Strut
Condition
Discharged
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

ON TAKEOFF GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT COME UP. JACKED ACFT, FOUND NOSE STRUT SERVICE TO BE FLAT AND RESERVICED UPPER BARREL, SERVICED LOWER BARREL, VERIFIED BRAKE HANDLE OPERATION, ALLOWED STRUT TO SIT. COMPLETED LEAK CHECK. LEAK CHECKS GOOD. ALL WORK DONE IAW MM 12-10-38-781. CUSTOMER REQUESTS NLG STRUT REBUILD-DISASSEMBLED NOSE STRUT, CLEANED, INSPECTED AND REASSEMBLED WITH NEW PACKINGS IAW CMM 32-20-02. RESERVICED NOSE STRUT IAW MM-12-10-38. VERIFIED GEAR OPERATION.

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