Service difficulty report · Strut · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
May 13, 2011
Submitted
May 16, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N381QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800097
Aircraft time
3,535 hours, 2,327 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

LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. WOW MISCOMPARE CAS MSG ILLUMINATED. GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE. CHECKED SQUAT SWITCH RIGGING ON ALL 3 GEARS. NO DEFECTS NOTED, T-SHOT, FOUND THAT NLG STRUT COULD BE COMPRESSED +/- 1" WHICH WOULD DISENGAGE NLG SQUAT SWITCH, CHECKED NOSE STRUT PRESSURE & FOUND LWR CHAMBER TO HAVE VERY LITTLE AIR PRESSURE. NEED TO PERFORM COMPLETE NOSE STRUT SERVICE. SERVICED UPPER AND LOWER CHAMBERS ON NLG STRUT, OPS CHECK OF GEAR GOOD IAW MM 32-20-00 & MM 32-00-00, DOWNJACKED ACFT.