Service difficulty report · Strut · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
December 12, 2018
Submitted
December 13, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N515QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0053
Aircraft time
1,912 hours, 1,296 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Loose
Location
Nlg
Part time
1,912 hours, 1,296 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

PILOT SQUAWK: “UN-COMMANDED NOSE GEAR UNLOCK CLIMBING THROUGH FL340 AND 260 KNOTS. NOSE GEAR CYCLED CONTINUOUSLY AT HIGH FREQUENCY ATTEMPTING TO RE-LOCK THE NOSE GEAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 10-12 MINUTES DURING DESCENT.” UPON INSPECTION, FOUND NLG UPLOCK ROLLER TO BE .200 FROM ENGAGING FULLY INTO UPLOCK HOOK. FOUND NLG DIMENSION FROM UPPER BARREL FLAT AND LOWER BARREL FLAT TO MEASURE 9.95 INCHES AND SHOULD BE 9.75 INCHES PER CE-680A MM 12-10-52-3. NLG ROLLER INTERMITTENTLY CONTACTING SWITCH AND NOT ENGAGING FULLY IS CAUSING NLG TO INTERMITTENTLY ACTUATE RETRACT. DISASSEMBLED NLG PER CE-680A CMM 32-20-01-3 AND FOUND UPPER BARREL ORIFICE ASSEMBLY TO BE LOOSE CAUSING GEAR MEASUREMENT TO BE EXCESSIVE AND UPLOCK ROLLER TO BE .200 INCHES FROM ENGAGING IN UPLOCK HOOK PROPERLY. REPACKED NLG REF 680A CMM 32-20-01. SERVICED NLG STRUT REF 680A MM 12-10-52. AFTER SERVICING, FOUND LOWER BARREL ASSY NOT KEEPING NITROGEN SERVICE AND FLUID BUBBLING FROM LOWER BARREL RETAINING NUT. DISASSEMBLED NLG FOR REPACK REF 680A CMM 32-20-17. FOUND DAMAGED SEALS ON UPPER ORIFICE ASSY FROM INSTALL. REQUESTED NEW REPACK KIT. P/N CPD680-32-4 (REPACK KIT) P/N MS28889-2 (SCHRADER VALVE) RIGGED NOSE GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH AND SAFETY WIRED PER CE-680A MM 32-32-00-5. OPS CHECKS GOOD PER CE-680A MM 32-32-00-5. COMPLIED WITH CE-680A MM 12-10-52 OF NOSE STRUT SERVICE STEPS 22 THROUGH END. PERFORMED NOSE GEAR STRUT LEAK CHECK PER CE-680A MM 32-20-01-1. CHECKS GOOD. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR OPS CHECK PER CE-680A MM 32-00-00. LANDING GEAR RETRACT AND EXTEND OPS CHECKS GOOD. NOSE GEAR RETRACTS NORMALLY WITHOUT ANY ABNORMAL NOISES.

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