Service difficulty report · Steering Unit · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
November 20, 2011
Submitted
November 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N964QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500164
Aircraft time
8,448 hours, 5,232 cycles
Part
Steering Unit
Part number
99144558
Part serial
0263CSW
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg
Part time
4,617 hours, 2,849 cycles
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

ON TAKEOFF, THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. THE MAIN RETRACTED NORMALLY, HAD A NOSE GREEN AND A RED UNLOCK LIGHT. HEARD SURGING AND MOVEMENT OF THE NOSE GEAR EVERY 10 SECONDS OR SO AS THE NOSE GEAR TRIED TO RETRACT. WHEN LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS LOWERED, HAD 3 GREEN AND NO RED AND A NORMAL LANDING. POSTFLIGHT INSPECTION SHOWS NO OBVIOUS REASONS FOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY. REMOVED AND INSTALLED OVERHAUL NOSE WHEEL STEERING UNIT. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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