Service difficulty report · Steering Unit · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
June 19, 2012
Submitted
June 25, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N387QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800119
Aircraft time
4,674 hours, 3,102 cycles
Part
Steering Unit
Part number
99146502
Part serial
0127
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg
Part time
4,674 hours, 3,102 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, S
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 REMAINED DOWN AND WOULD NOT RETRACT. EMERGENCY/ABNORMAL CHECKLIST COMPLIED WITH AND A NORMAL LANDING. FOUND NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT CENTER WHEN TURNED TO THE LT. TROUBLESHOT TO BAD NOSE WHEEL STEERING UNIT. REMOVED NOSE WHEEL STEERING UNIT FROM ACFT IAW MM 32-50-00. INSTALLED NOSE WHEEL STEERING UNIT IAW MM 32-50-00. ACCOMPLISHED GEAR SWING, NOSE OPS CHECK GOOD. TAXI CHECK GOOD IAW MM 32-50-00.