Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
January 30, 2013
Submitted
January 31, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N323QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800134
Aircraft time
4,822 hours, 3,210 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nose
Stage of operation
DE
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

GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ON WHEN GEAR WAS SELECTED UP. NOSE GEAR KEPT BANGING AS IF CYCLING UNTIL GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED DOWN. MAIN GEAR RETRACTED AND EXTENDED NORMALLY. PERFORMED INITIAL MLG OPS CHECK, GEAR CYCLED GOOD IAW MM 32-00-00 (REV 31). CHECKED NOSE GEAR FREE FULL CABLE RIG-CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 32-30-70. NLG STRUT EXTENSION CHECK 9.8" CHECKED UPLOCK RIG CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 32-60-00. FROZE NLG, LT MLG, AND RT MLG UPLOCK SWITCHES CHECKING FOR CHANGE IN RESISTANCE VALUES WHEN EXERCISING SWITCHES BETWEEN UP/DOWN POSITIONS. NO FAULTS NOTED.