Service difficulty report · Uplock · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
April 18, 2012
Submitted
April 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N921QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500241
Aircraft time
6,349 hours, 3,983 cycles
Part
Uplock
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NOSE GEAR "BUMP IN THE NIGHT" ON CLIMB OUT THRU 26400' AND 36900', THEN 44 MINS INTO THE FLIGHT AT FL400. CHECKED NOSE STRUT EXTENSION. EXTENSION CHECKED GOOD. RANG-THRU 3 UPLOCK SWITCHES. ALL SWITCHES CHECKED GOOD. SWUNG GEAR TO CHECK UP-LOCK HOOK ENGAGEMENT AND SWITCH RIGGING. FOUND NOSE UP-LOCK ENGAGMENT OUT OF RIG. ADJUSTED NOSE GEAR EMERGENCY RELEASE CABLE. CHECKED NOSE UPLOCK HOOK ENGAGEMENT. OP CHECKED GOOD. WORK PERFORMED IAW MM 32-30-00.

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