Service difficulty report · Strut · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
April 23, 2014
Submitted
May 6, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N921QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500241
Aircraft time
8,453 hours, 5,256 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Discharged
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

DURING TAKEOFF, THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT PROPERLY RETRACT. GEAR HANDLE WAS DIFFICULT TO RELEASE TO UP POSITION, BUT RELEASED. LANDING GEAR UNLOCK RED LIGHT, RT MAIN GREEN & NOSE GREEN LIGHTS REMAINED ON, LT MAIN LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED DOWN & ALL LIGHTS INDICATED A NORMAL EXTENSION, ACFT LANDED NORMALLY. JACKED AIRCRAFT AND CYCLED LANDING GEAR SEVERAL TIMES. COULD NOT DUPLICATE PILOT DISCREPANCY. RANG OUT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR SQUAT SWITCHES IN AIR MODE AND NOTED SWITCHES CHECKED GOOD. IAW WM 32-30-01. PERFORMED MLG CONTROL LOCK TROUBLESHOOTING CHART IAW MM 32-30-00. FOUND NLG STRUT SERVICE TO BE 100 PSI LOW IN UPPER CHAMBER AND 0 PSI IN LOWER CHAMBER. SERVICED NLG STRUT IAW MM 12-10-38. CYCLED MLG IAW MM 32-00-01. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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