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Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date: April 3, 2014
Submitted: April 24, 2014
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N306QS
Make and model: Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial: 6800207
Aircraft time: 5,423 hours, 3,607 cycles
System (JASC): 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
Part: Landing Gear
Condition: Malfunctioned
Location: Nose
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

NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. INDICATED GREEN WITH RED UNLOCK ILLUMINATED. LOWERED HANDLE GEAR INDICATED ALL THREE GREEN WITH NO RED UNLOCK, LANDED NORMALLY. JACKED AIRCRAFT, RAN GEAR NUMEROUS TIMES, COULD NOT DUPLICATE. CLEANED UP LOCK SWITCHES AND LUBRICATED. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED DOWN LOCK SWITCHES. CHECKED SWITCH RIGGING. RIG CHECK GOOD. CHECKED NOSE STRUT SERVICE, STRUT SERVICE GOOD. REF CE-680 MM 20-00-0. AND 32-20-00.