Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
March 23, 2025
Submitted
March 26, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0298
Aircraft time
3,283 hours, 2,139 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
CR
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

NLG LANDING GEAR EXTENSION: WHILE AT CRUISE (FL410) WE HEARD A LOUD THUD. WE NOTICED THE AMBER BOX WITH SLASHES ON THE NOSE GEAR INDICATOR FOLLOWED BY A MESSAGE GEAR DISAGREE N. PASSING THROUGH FL190, WE HEARD ANOTHER THUD, THE AMBER BOX AND MESSAGE WENT AWAY AND SHOWED A NORMAL UP MESSAGE. WE PROCEEDED WITH A NORMAL LANDING. FOUND NLG STRUT SERVICING TO BE LOW, UNABLE TO SERVICE STRUT. REMOVED SEALS AND PACKINGS FROM NLG STRUT AND REPLACED. PERFORMED STRUT SERVICING AND OPERATIONAL CHECK. REMOVED AND REPLACED NLG UPLOCK SWITCH WITH A NEW UNIT. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK. ALL OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD. REF; CMM 32-20-01, AMM 12-10-52, 32-32-10.

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