Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 680SOV

Difficulty date
May 22, 2025
Submitted
May 23, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N308QS
Make and model
Cessna 680SOV
Aircraft serial
6800116
Aircraft time
14,066 hours, 9,492 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Tight
Location
Nlg
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

DURING CLIMBOUT PASSING 32000 WE GOT A VERY NOTICABLE THUD IN THE COCKPIT FLOOR, A "BUMP IN THE NIGHT". IT COULD BE FELT AND HEARD. IT HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES AND WERE LESS INTENSE. THE LAST ONE OCCURRED AT CRUISE AT 40000. THERE WERE NO ABNORMAL COCKPIT INDICATIONS AND THE BUMP SEEMED MORE NOTICABLE FROM THE RT SEAT. ON POSTFLIGHT THE LT NOSE GEAR DOOR SEEMED TO HAVE MORE PLAY THAN NORMAL. EVERYTHING ELSE SEEMED NORMAL. ADJUSTED LT ULOCK SWITCH IAW AMM 32-60-00. SLOW CYCLED GEAR WITH NLG DOORS DISCONNECTED, & NOTED THAT NLG ACTUATOR DOOR IS TOO TIGHT, CAUSING TENSION ON GEAR PRIOR TO UPLOCK ENGAGEMENT. ADJUSTED ACTUATOR DOOR IAW AMM 52-80-20 AND REATTACHED NOSE GEAR DOORS. TIGHTENED THE LT NOSE DOOR UPPER RETRACT LINK CLEVIS BOLT IAW AMM 52- 80-20. GEAR OPS CHECKS GOOD IAW AMM 32-00-00.