Service difficulty report · Steering Unit · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
August 13, 2012
Submitted
August 14, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N306QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800207
Aircraft time
3,812 hours, 2,570 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW306C
Part
Steering Unit
Part number
99146502
Part serial
0054W
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg
Part time
149 hours, 114 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, AND LANDING GEAR RETRACTION, NOSE GEAR INDICATOR REMAINED GREEN ACCOMPANIED BY THE RED UNLOCK LIGHT. CREW FOLLOWED ALL CHECKLISTS AND RETURNED FOR LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOT TO BAD NOSE WHEEL STEERING UNIT REMOVED AND REPLACED NWS UNIT IAW CE-680 M/M CHAPTER 32-50-00. ADJUSTED NWS CABLES IAW MM 32-50-00. TRAVEL CHECKS GOOD, RIGGING AND OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW 32-50-00. RETRACT CENTERING AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD.