Service difficulty report · Strut · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
March 17, 2011
Submitted
March 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N369QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800081
Aircraft time
3,723 hours, 2,446 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Discharged
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

ON TAKE OFF, MLG WOULD NOT COME UP. HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE, CHECKED CIRCUIT BREAKER, AND HYDRALICS, BOTH GOOD. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE, THE AMBER "WOW MISCOMPARE" LIGHT CAME ON. ON LANDING NOSE WHEEL STEERING, THRUST REVERSERS WERE AVAILABLE. ACFT DEPRESSURIZED FINE. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. RESISTANCE CHECKED GOOD ON NOSE SQUAT SWITCH AND BOTH MAIN SQUAT SWITCHES. FOUND NOSE STRUT UPPER AND LOWER BARRELS ABOUT 20 PSI LOW AND NOSE STRUT FLUID LEVEL IMPROPERLY SERVICED. SERVICED NOSE GEAR STRUT IAW MM 32-20-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD.