Service difficulty report · Packing · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
March 5, 2011
Submitted
March 7, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N308QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800116
Aircraft time
3,401 hours, 2,299 cycles
Part
Packing
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg Strut
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UPON GEAR RETRACTION, NOSE GEAR MADE SEVERAL LOUD "BANGS" WHILE ENTIRE AIRCRAFT SHUDDERED AND VIBRATED. AFTER APPROX 10 SECONDS, NOSE GEAR FINALLY FULLY RETRACTED AND UNSAFE LIGHT EXTINQUISHED. ON GEAR EXTENSION FOR LANDING, WOW MISCOMPARE CAUTION ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ON UNTIL MAIN GEAR TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY. LANDING ROLLOUT AND TAXI WERE NORMAL. FOUND NOSE STRUT NOT FULLY EXTENDING. REPACKED STRUT IAW THE CMM CHAP 32-20-01. SERVICED STRUT IAW THE MM 32-20-00. GEAR SWINGS AND OPS CHECKS GOOD.