What happened
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On December 19, 2009, Learjet 35A, N444WB, took off from montreal Canada and had a nose landing gear unsafe light. The crew did a fly by the ATCT and was informed that the nose landing gear appeared to be retracted but the nose gear doors were still open. The crew made contact with the director of operations and a decision was made to return to Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport flying at an airspeed that would not exceed vlo of 200 knots. On landing at fxe the aircraft veered to the left. The pilot applied full right rudder and brake and also deployed the drag chute. The aircraft remained on the paved surface but the left flap struck a runway light causing damage to the flap. The crew shut the aircraft down and requested a tow. Investigation showed a collapsed nose strut with hydraulic leakage that made its way into the steering servo. Operational checks of the servo showed abnormal internal noise and intermittent movement to the right. The nose strut was dis-assembled, cleaned,inspected and re-assembled with new seals. The steering servo was replaced and tested. Normal.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 19, 2009, LEARJET 35A, N444WB, TOOK OFF FROM MONTREAL CANADA AND HAD A NOSE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. THE CREW DID A FLY BY THE ATCT AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE RETRACTED BUT THE NOSE GEAR DOORS WERE STILL OPEN. THE CREW MADE CONTACT WITH THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND A DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN TO FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT FLYING AT AN AIRSPEED THAT WOULD NOT EXCEED VLO OF 200 KNOTS. ON LANDING AT FXE THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND BRAKE AND ALSO DEPLOYED THE DRAG CHUTE. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED ON THE PAVED SURFACE BUT THE LEFT FLAP STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FLAP. THE CREW SHUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AND REQUESTED A TOW. INVESTIGATION SHOWED A COLLAPSED NOSE STRUT WITH HYDRAULIC LEAKAGE THAT MADE ITS WAY INTO THE STEERING SERVO. OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE SERVO SHOWED ABNORMAL INTERNAL NOISE AND INTERMITTENT MOVEMENT TO THE RIGHT. THE NOSE STRUT WAS DIS-ASSEMBLED, CLEANED,INSPECTED AND RE-ASSEMBLED WITH NEW SEALS. THE STEERING SERVO WAS REPLACED AND TESTED. NORMAL.
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