Service difficulty report · Strut · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
August 20, 2014
Submitted
August 25, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N668QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605268
Aircraft time
10,352 hours, 8,305 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING FLIGHT GEAR UNSAFE RED LIGHT ILLUMINATED, NO GREEN LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. COMPLIED WITH APPLICABLE CHECKLIST. TROUBLE SHOT NLG RETRACTION & EXTENSION COMPONENTS. FOUND NLG STRUT EXTENSION OUT OF LIMITS IAW CMM 32-20-01. DISASSEMBLED NLG LOWER STRUT ASSEMBLY, INSTALLED NEW O RINGS, SEALS & SCRAPER RING & REASSEMBLED. INSTALLED NLG LOWER STRUT ASSEMBLY & SERVICED WITH HYD FLUID & NITROGEN IAW MM 12-14-00. VERIFIED STRUT EXTENSION IS LESS THAN 9.10 INCHES CMM 32-20-01. GEAR RETRACTION & EXTENSION CHECKS FOUND SATISFACTORY.

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