Service difficulty report · Strut · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
July 4, 2012
Submitted
July 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N350QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800036
Aircraft time
5,806 hours, 3,858 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Discharged
Location
Nlg Lower
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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 RETRACTION. GEAR APPEARED TO RETRACT. GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY FOR LANDING. UNLOCK LIGHT REMAINED ON IN FLIGHT UNTIL GEAR EXTENSION. CHECKED UPPER AND LOWER CHAMBER PRESSURES IN NOSE GEAR STRUT. FOUND UPPER CHAMBER OK AT 280 PSI. FOUND LESS THAN 5 PSI IN LOWER CHAMBER SHOULD BE 40 PSI. SERVICED LOWER CHAMBER TO 100PSI AND SOAP CHECKED LOWER STRUT PISTON SEAL, LOWER SCHRAEDER VALVE, AND LOWER BARREL BOTTOM PLUG SEAL FOR OVERBOARD LEAKS. NONE FOUND. RESEALED NOSE STRUT.