Service difficulty report · Strut · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
April 16, 2018
Submitted
April 20, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N505QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
680A0042
Aircraft time
1,551 hours, 1,047 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Discharged
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NLG VIBRATION AFTER RETRACTION, AFTER START AND DURING TAXI NWS OPERATED NORMALLY. TAKEOFF ROLL AND ROTATION ALSO NORMAL. RAISED THE LANDING GEAR AND IMMEDIATELY HAD A VERY PRONOUNCED 2 PER SECOND VERTICAL VIBRATION AND LOUD THUMPING NOISE. IT FELT LIKE THE NOSE GEAR HUNG UP IN THE WHEEL WELL. AFTER 5 SECONDS, EXTENDED THE GEAR AND VIBRATION AND NOISE STOPPED AND DISPLAYED 3 GREEN. RETURNED FOR LANDING WHICH WAS NORMAL. AIRCRAFT TAXIS NORMALLY. NOTICED A WOW MISCOMPARE CAS DURING THE EMERGENCY RETURN. NO DAMAGE FOUND ON POST FLIGHT. FOUND NOSE GEAR STRUT TO BE UNDERSERVICED. SERVICED THE STRUT IAW MM 12-20-15. PERFORMED MULTIPLE GEAR SWINGS ALL OPS CHECKED GOOD.