Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
April 23, 2011
Submitted
April 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N622QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605286
Aircraft time
7,316 hours, 5,781 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

INTERMITTENTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND GEAR RETRACTION, A VERY LOUD BANGING SOUND AND VIBRATION COMES FROM THE FWD RT SIDE OF ACFT. SLOW CYCLED GEAR. FOUND NOSE GEAR DOORS OUT OF ADJUSTED AND BINDING AGAINST EACH OTHER WHEN GEAR GOES UP IN WELL. NO DAMAGED TO DOORS NOTED. VISUALLY INSPECTED ALL NOSE GEAR DOOR SYS COMPONENTS & VERIFIED NOTHING IS BENT OR DAMAGED. REFORMED BOTH AFT CORNERS ON LT & RT DOORS TO ORIGINAL CONTOURS. PERFORMED MULTIPLE GEAR SWINGS, LT & RT GEAR DOOR LOWER PUSH/PULL TUBE ROD END ADJUSTMENTS UNTIL DOORS HAD PROPER FIT & CLEARANCE. GEAR SLOW CYCLES SHOW NOSE DOORS TO HAVE PROPER RELATIVE POSITIONS WITH NO BINDING OR CATCHING PRESENT. SAFETIED LOWER DOOR ROD GROUNDS REF MM 31-20-00 R 30.

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