Service difficulty report · Wheel · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
August 1, 2011
Submitted
August 2, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N397QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800144
Aircraft time
3,591 hours, 2,424 cycles
Part
Wheel
Part number
315381
Part serial
1048
Condition
Worn
Location
Nlg
Part time
1,240 hours, 794 cycles
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

ABNORMAL GEAR RETRACTION, GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON FOR APPROX 7-10 SECONDS AFTER ALL GEAR INDICATED UP. HEARD NOSE WHEEL SPINNING ABNORMALLY LONG IN NOSE COMPARTMENT. GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY, NOSE WHEEL MADE ABNORMAL NOISE UPON ROLLOUT. FOUND LOWER TORQUE LINKS BUSHINGS & HARDWARE LOOSE. REPLACED NLG WHEEL ASSY'S IAW MM 32-20-00. NLG ACTUATOR AFT ATTACHMENT HARDWARE FOUND LOOSE. REPLACED NLG HARDWARE ELASTOMERIC BEARINGS IAW MM 21-30-30. NOSE WHEEL BEARINGS 32-41-10. LANDING GEAR OPS CHECKED & FOUND SERVICEABLE IAW MM 32-41-10. NOSE GEAR SHOCK STRUT SERVICED IAW MM 32-20-00-600. NO FAULT FOUND WITH STRUT.