Service difficulty report · Unknown

Difficulty date
March 10, 2023
Submitted
March 10, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N831QS
Aircraft serial
7000075
Aircraft time
407 hours, 242 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NOSE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. COULD HEAR BINDING OF NOSE GEAR/ DOORS IN COCKPIT. VIBRATION FELT IN YOKE CONTROL. PERFORMED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SQUAT SWITCH RIGGING IAW MM 32-60-00, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE SWITCH WAS 2 FULL TURNS OUT OF RIG. TECHS NOTED THAT AFTER PROPER RIGGING THAT BOTH SIDES OF THE NOSE GEAR SQUAT SWITCH WERE NOW MATCHED IN THE MAINTENANCE DATA PAGES WHEN MOVING BETWEEN "AIR" AND "GROUND". PERFORMED 5 ADDITIONAL GEAR CYCLES WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED IAW 32-00-00. DOWN JACKED THE AIRCRAFT IAW 07-10-10. REMOVED EXTERNAL HYDRAULIC POWER IAW MM 29-00-00. CONTACTED MCC WITH OUR FINDINGS AND WAS ADVISED NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED. PERFORMED HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR SERVICE IAW MM 12-10-45.