Service difficulty report · Steering Unit · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
April 26, 2011
Submitted
April 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N945QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500175
Aircraft time
8,782 hours, 5,329 cycles
Part
Steering Unit
Part number
99144558
Part serial
0151CSW
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, MLG CAME UP & NLG STAYED DOWN. CONFIRMED BY TOWER. PUT HANDLE DOWN & BOTH MLG CAME DOWN. LANDED NORMAL. TURNED NOSE WHEEL LT & RT, CYCLED GEAR TO CHECK NOSE WHEEL CENTERING. PERFORMED 10 CENTERING CYCLES & DURING 1 CYCLE WHEEL CENTERED BUT NLG DID NOT RETRACT. PERFORMED STEERING UNIT FREE PLAY CHECK IAW MM 32-20-00 REV41, FREE PLAY IS LESS THAN 1.5 DEGREES IN 1 DIRECTION AT 3 DEGREES TOTAL. CHECKED NLG ACTUATOR RELEASE PRESSURE. NLG ACTUATOR RELEASED AT 1200-1300 PSI. REMOVED NLG STEERING UNIT. INSTALLED REPLACEMENT STEERING UNIT IN REF MM 32-50-00, REV 41. RIGGED UNIT IAW MM 32-50-00, REV 41, PERFORMED GEAR SWING & BLEED UNIT. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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