Service difficulty report · Seal · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
June 24, 2012
Submitted
June 28, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N350QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800036
Aircraft time
5,784 hours, 3,843 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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 UNLOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED UPON GEAR RETRATION. GEAR APPEARED TO RETRACT. GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY FOR LANDING. INSPECTED NOSE STRUT AND CHECKED SERVICING. NITROGEN PRESSURE IN UPPER CHAMBER WAS BELOW LIMITS, PRESSURE IN LOWER CHAMBER WAS IN LIMITS. FOUND HYD FLUID LEAKAGE AT RETAINER NUT SEAL. DISASSEMBLED NLG LOWER BARREL ASSY IAW CMM 32-20-01 FOR REPACKING. ASSEMBLED NLG STRUT WITH NEW SEAL. COMPLIED WITH NOSE GEAR SHOCK STRUT SERVICING IAW MM 32-20-00, NO LEAKS NOTED, CHECKED GOOD.