Service difficulty report · Spacer · Cessna 680SOV

Difficulty date
July 14, 2011
Submitted
July 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606CS
Make and model
Cessna 680SOV
Aircraft serial
6800061
Aircraft time
4,935 hours, 3,184 cycles
Part
Spacer
Part number
67420519
Condition
Worn
Location
Mlg
Part time
4,935 hours, 3,184 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L, A

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

What was found

DURING LEG, AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN GEAR WAS RETRACTED, GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON AND NOISE WAS COMING FROM NOSE GEAR AREA. CREW ELECTED TO DIVERT TO SERVICE FACILITY. LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND ALL 3 GREEN LIGHTS WERE OBSERVED. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX TROUBLESHOT SYS AND FOUND WORN NOSE GEAR TORQUE LINK SPACER. TORQUE LINK SPACER WAS REPLACED WITH NEW PART, GEAR RETRACTION TEST PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY AND ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.