Service difficulty report · Guard · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
June 9, 2020
Submitted
June 11, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N595QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
860A0146
Aircraft time
1,745 hours, 1,197 cycles
Part
Guard
Part number
741309312
Condition
Dented
Location
Nlg Door
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

AIRCRAFT LEFT AIRPORT AND RETURNED BACK, AFTER TAKEOFF LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS RAISED ON SCHEDULED BUT AFTER THE MAIN MOUNTS INDICATED UP AND LOCKED THE NOSE GEAR INDICATED A AMBER HASH PATTERN INDICATING ACCORDING TO THE EMERGENCY/ABNORMAL CHECKLIST N-2 THAT NEITHER DOWNLOCK NOR UPLOCK IS INDICATING LOCKED AND AMBER GEAR DISAGREE CAS MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED. CREW COMPLETED EMERGENCY/ABNORMAL CHECKLIST PROCEDURES AND GOT 3 GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS THEN RETURNED FOR A NORMAL LANDING. SUSPECT RIGHT NOSE GEAR DOOR WAS OFF ITS OVER CENTER STOP PRIOR TO DEPARTURE CAUSING OPERATING ROLLERS TO CONTACT DOOR. PERFORMED SLOW CYCLE AND SEVERAL NORMAL GEAR CYCLES ALSO CHECKED DOOR GAPS AND ATTACH POINTS, NO DEFECTS NOTED LANDING GEAR OPERATED NORMAL REF. CE680A M/M. 32-00-00. DAMAGE NOTED TO BOTTOM SIDE OF RIGHT NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR - COMPLETED REPAIR OF RH NLG EDGE GUARD REF RFTS-104018 REV 0. PERFORMED LANDING OPERATIONAL AND CLEARNANCE CHECKS IAW MM 32-00-00. OPS/CLEARANCE CHECKS GOOD.

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