Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
January 1, 2026
Submitted
January 5, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0113
Aircraft time
8,453 hours, 5,616 cycles
Part
Check Valve
Part number
1C5230
Condition
Slow
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UPON GEAR RETRACTION POST TAKEOFF, THE NLG FAILED TO RETRACT IN A TIMELY FASHION. THE NLG WAS PHYSICALLY DOWN, AND WE RECEIVED AN ADC SSEC MISCOMPARE EICAS MSG. AFTER APPROX 10-12 SECONDS THE NLG THEN RETRACTED AND BOTH THE EICAS MSG EXTINGUISHED WITH THE GEAR INDICATION GOING TO UP & NORMAL LOCKED/DOOR CLOSED. BOTH L/R MLG FUNCTIONED NORMALLY UNAFFECTED. UPON EXTENSION AT THE DESTINATION THE GEAR EXTENDED WITH A LOUD THUNK BUT THE FUNCTION WAS NORMAL SHOWING DOWN AND LOCKED GREEN. FUNCTION WAS NORMIAL DOWN & LOCKED. R & R HYD RETURN CHK VALVE & INSTALLED SUPPLIED, NEW HYD RETURN CHK VALVE. WORK DONE IAW AMM 32-30-25. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR OPS CHK MULTIPLE TIMES. OPS CHKD GOOD. WORK DONE IAW AMM 32-00-00.

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