Service difficulty report · Valve · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 20, 2013
Submitted
December 26, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N625QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605319
Aircraft time
9,014 hours, 7,217 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
HF2003
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg Strut
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, AFTER RAISING LG, WE GOT A RED UNLOCK LIGHT. FOLLOWED THE CHECKLIST, PULLED HYD PRESS CB, & HEARD A CLUNK IN THE NOSE OF THE PLANE, WE BELIEVED THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDED. BEFORE LANDING WE PUSHED THE CB BACK IN & EXTENDED THE LG. EXTENSION WAS NORMAL & LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. FOUND NOSE STRUT NITROGEN PRESS LOW. CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. R & R NLG NITROGEN SERVICE VLV IAW CE-560XL CMM 32-20-01. SERVICED NLG STRUT IAW CE-560XL AMM 12-14-00. LEAK CHECKED GOOD, OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.

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