Service difficulty report · Switch · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
July 16, 2022
Submitted
July 21, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N584QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0139
Aircraft time
3,797 hours, 2,515 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
S31771
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
L
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

NLG ACTUATOR: DURING FLIGHT CLIMBING THROUGH 41600, WE STARTED HEARING AND FEELING A VERY LOUD AND CONTINUOUS BANGING UNDERNEATH OUR FEET. NO CASS MESSAGES WERE PRESENT OR ANY OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATION. BECAUSE THE BANGING SEAMED TO BE INTENSIFYING AND WOULD NOT STOP AND BECAUSE IT FELT LIKE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS TRYING TO MOVE IN THE NOSE WHEEL COMPARTMENT, I DECIDED TO TURN THE HYDRAULIC PUMPS OFF. AFTER DOING THAT THE BANGING STOPPED, AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF HAVING THE HYDRAULIC PUMPS OFF, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR GAVE US A YELLOW INDICATION, I PROCEEDED TO TURN ON THE LEFT HYDRAULIC PUMP AND THE UNSAFE INDICATION WENT AWAY. ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND I DECIDED TO PRESSURIZE THE HYDRAULIC PUMPS AGAIN, WE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR NORMALLY AND GOT 3 GREEN LIGHT INDICATIONS, WE COULD NOT HEAR ANY MORE BANGING, *** CORRECTIVE ACTION *** CHECKED AMM AND FOUND NLG UP LOCK SWITCH WAS OUT OF RIG. WHEN MEASURED IA W AMM 32-32-00 IT MEASURED 1.1 " AND SHOULD BE .66. REMOVED THE FAILED NLG UPLOCK SWITCH PN S3177-I SN N/A, AND INSTALLED A NEW NLG UPLOCK SWITCH PN S3177-1 SN N/A, REF. FAA FORM8130-3 TEXTRON AVIATION INC. FORM TRACKING NUMBER 6920488, WORK ORDER 3723831, APPROVAL NO: PC4, DATED 16OCT2019. COMPLIED WITH NOSE LANDING GEAR UPLOCK SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT/TEST I.A.W. CE680A AMM CHP 32-32-10, 32-32-00.

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