Service difficulty report · Steering Unit · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
December 27, 2009
Submitted
December 28, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N940QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500285
Aircraft time
1,237 hours, 776 cycles
Part
Steering Unit
Part number
714879
Part serial
0239CSW
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S, J
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, DURING LANDING GEAR RETRACTION, THE NLG REMAINED DOWN WITH 3 GREEN LIGHTS AND RED LIGHTS ILLUMINATED MLG RETRACTED NORMALLY WITH NORMAL HYD PRESSURE. PUT GEAR HANDLE BACK DOWN AND ALL LANDING GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY WITH 3 GREEN - NO RED INDICATION AND NORMAL HYD PRESSURE. RETURNED TO AIRPORT USING NORMAL PROCEDURES WITH AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND NOSE WHEEL STEERING UNIT NOT CENTERING ON IT'S OWN. REMOVED AND REPLACED NWS UNIT WITH EXCHANGE UNIT IAW MM 32-50-00. RIGGED SYS ALL OPS/TRAVEL CHECKS GOOD. GEAR SWING CHECKS GOOD.

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