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Service difficulty report · Strut · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date: March 5, 2014
Submitted: March 7, 2014
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N307QS
Make and model: Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial: 6800130
Aircraft time: 6,410 hours, 4,152 cycles
System (JASC): 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
Part: Strut
Condition: Low Pressure
Location: Nlg
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED UP. GEAR REMAINED DOWN WITH THREE GREEN & RED UNLOCKED LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE, GEAR CAME UP & ALL THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. JACKED ACFT & CYCLED LANDING GEAR WITH NO FAULTS. CHECKED MLG OLEOS & NOSE STRUT NITROGEN PRESSURE & FOUND THE NOSE STRUT PRESSURE LOW AT 265 PSI. SERVICED NOSE STRUT TO CORRECT PRESSURE. CYCLED LANGING GEAR SYS, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 32-00-00.