Service difficulty report · Strut · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
February 7, 2013
Submitted
February 13, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N308QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800116
Aircraft time
5,171 hours, 3,464 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON DEPARTURE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. 3 GREEN AND RED UNLOCK ILLUMINATED. PUT THE GEAR HANDLE BACK DOWN TO MATCH 3 GREEN CONDITION. SHORTLY AFTER, AMBER "WOW MISCOMPARE" CAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. RAN CHECKLIST AND DIVERTED. CAS MESSAGE EXTINGUISHED ON TOUCHDOWN. REMOVED LOWER STRUT ASSY AND CLEANED ALL COMPONENT. REPLACED ALL SEALS, BACKUP RINGS AND ORFICE. ASSEMBLED THE STRUT IAW CMM 32-20-02. SERVICED THE STRUT WITH HYD FLUID AND NITROGEN IAW MM 32-20-00, TASK 32-20-00-0600. GEAR CYCLE, CLEARANCE OPS AND LEAK CHECKS ARE ALL GOOD.