Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
May 11, 2012
Submitted
May 14, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N350QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800036
Aircraft time
5,677 hours, 3,763 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Part number
MS287785
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mlg
Part time
5,677 hours, 3,763 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. MX OPERATED GEAR SEVERAL CYCLES WITH NO FAULTS. OHMED OUT ALL SQUAT SWITCHES, ALL RESISTANCE NORMAL. CHECKED NOSE STRUT SERVICING, FOUND NOSE STRUT LOWER BARREL PSI LOW. TROUBLESHOT TO LEAKING O-RING ON LOWER SHRADER VALVE. R & R O-RING AND BACKUP RING. ACCOMPLISHED FULL NOSE STRUT SERVICE. SWUNG GEAR WITH NO FAULTS NOTED. SYS OPERATES SATISFACTORY AT THIS TIME. WORK PERFORMED IAW MM 32-20-00.