Service difficulty report · Shrader Valve · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
June 3, 2012
Submitted
June 7, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N350QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800036
Aircraft time
5,752 hours, 3,816 cycles
Part
Shrader Valve
Part number
MS288892
Condition
Leaking
Location
Mlg
Part time
5,752 hours, 3,816 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

RED UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. AFTER THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED THE UNSAFE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND THE 3 GREEN GEAR LOCKED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. NO OTHER LIGHTS OR WARNINGS CAME ON DURING GEAR OPERATION. CHECKED NOSE STRUT SERVICE. FOUND LOWER BARREL LOW IN PSI. R & R SHRADER VALVE. SERVICED LOWER BARREL TO SPECIFIED PSI. LEAK CHECK GOOD. CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES. OPS CHECK GOOD. WORKED IAW MM 32-20-00 AND CMM 32-20-01.