Service difficulty report · Steering Sys · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
May 1, 2008
Submitted
May 28, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N970QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500070
Aircraft time
8,812 hours, 5,625 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007C
Part
Steering Sys
Part number
714878
Part serial
0150CS
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg
Part time
5,111 hours, 3,196 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. FOUND NOSE STEERING UNIT WOULD NOT CENTER PROPERLY, NOT ALLOWING NOSE GEAR TO RETRACT. REMOVED AND REPLACED STEERING UNIT, OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD IAW MM 32-50-00. LANDING GEAR EXTEND AND RETRACT NORMALLY.

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