Service difficulty report · Strut · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
January 17, 2013
Submitted
January 24, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600610
Aircraft time
7,578 hours, 5,994 cycles
Part
Strut
Part number
65415204
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
7,578 hours, 5,994 cycles
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. THREE GREEN GEAR LIGHTS, ONE RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT, ANTI-SKID LIGHT AND THE BRAKE LOW PRESSURE LIGHT, REMAIN ILLUMINATED FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES, RAN ABNORMAL CHECKLIST. AFTER THE GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED DOWN, EVERYTHING NORMAL. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM, RANG OUT WIRING FROM LANDING GEAR CONTROL PCB TO MLG CONTROL VALVE, WITH GEAR HANDLE UP & BOTH SQUAT SWITCHES IN AIR, HAVE POWER TO LANDING GEAR CONTROL VALVE. DUPLICATED PROBLEM. RANG OUT SQUAT SWITCHES. BOTH SQUAT SWITCHES CONTINUITY CHECKED GOOD. JACKED AIRCRAFT, NOTICED RT OLEO GRABBING AND POPPING WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS COMING OFF GROUND. FOUND OLEO TO BE UNDERSERVICED AND LEAKING FLUID CAUSING IT TO NOT FULLY EXTEND. REMOVED RT MLG OLEO ASSEMBLY. INSTALLED STRUT IAW CMM 32-10-04.