Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
July 13, 2012
Submitted
July 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N998QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500198
Aircraft time
9,501 hours, 5,650 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
278883
Part serial
0249C
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Part time
6,634 hours, 4,039 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON GEAR RETRACTION, GEAR MADE A LOUD BANG THAT SHOOK THE ACFT. ALL GEAR POSITION LIGHTS DISPLAYED NORMAL OPERATION. ON EXTENSION, A METAL TO METAL SLAP SOUND CAME FROM NOSE GEAR, OTHERWISE GEAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. R & R THE NLG ACTUATOR IAW MM 32-30-03. OPS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD.

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