Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
May 19, 2026
Submitted
May 21, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N915QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0336
Part
Check Valve
Part number
1C5230
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 700
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

NOSE GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT IN NORMAL SEQUENCE UPON SELECTING GEAR -UP AFTER TAKEOFF. CAS MSG APPEARED. APPROX 30SEC LATER, WITH NO ADDITIONAL INPUT, NOSE GEAR RETRACTED AND NORMAL GEAR -UP ICONS DISPLAYED. GEAR DEPLOYED NORMALLY TO 3GREEN UPON SELECTING GEAR DOWN. DURING CHECK OF RETURN CHECK VALVE, TECHS FOUND CHECK VALVE TEE FAILED INTERNALLY. R & R CHECK VALVE. OPS CHECKED GOOD. SWUNG GEAR 15 TIMES & EACH CYCLE WAS 8 SECS TO FULL RETRACT, AROUND 30 SECS TO WHITE -UP-. WITHIN LIMITS, BLED HYD SYS & RESERVICED TO PROPER LEVEL. ENSURED NO CASS MESSAGES DURING ALL OPS CHKS.

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