Service difficulty report · Steering Unit · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
April 15, 2012
Submitted
April 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N307QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800130
Aircraft time
4,458 hours, 2,873 cycles
Part
Steering Unit
Part number
99146502
Part serial
0146
Condition
Failed
Part time
4,458 hours, 2,873 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

AFTER TAKEOFF AT GEAR RETRACTION, NOSE GEAR LIGHT REMAINED GREEN AND NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT, UNLOCK RED LIGHT ILLUMINATED MAINS OPERATED NORMALLY. IAW EMERGENCY CHECKLIST, EXTENDED GEAR AND 3 GREEN LIGHTS, NO UNLOCK RED. NOSE WHEEL STEERING UNIT WOULD NOT PASS GEAR UP CENTERING TEST. REMOVED & REPLACED NWS UNIT, RIGGED NWS UNIT, OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. IAW MM 32-50-00, & LEAK CHECKED GOOD.