Service difficulty report · Steering Unit · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
October 14, 2012
Submitted
October 29, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N396QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800240
Aircraft time
3,569 hours, 2,275 cycles
Part
Steering Unit
Part number
622EN2266
Part serial
0231
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Nlg
Part time
3,569 hours, 2,275 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

NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. LANDING GEAR HANDLE SELECTED OVER THE GATE AND INTO UP POSITION. THE GREEN MAIN GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED. THE GREEN NOSE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT REMAIN ILLUMINATED. JACKED ACFT AND ATTEMPTED GEAR SWING FOUND NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT CENTER PREVENTING IT FROM RETRACTING. REMOVED NOSE STEERING ACTUATOR. FOUND NOSE TRUNNION BEARINGS BAD. R & R NOSE TRUNNION BEARING AND RIGGED AND BLED SYS IAW MM CH 32-50-00. PERFORMED NUMEROUS GEAR SWINGS. LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION OPS CHECKED GOOD.