Service difficulty report · Steering Unit · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
March 21, 2013
Submitted
March 25, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N387QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800119
Aircraft time
5,432 hours, 3,565 cycles
Part
Steering Unit
Part number
99146502
Part serial
0123
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Part time
758 hours, 463 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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, GEAR SELCETED UP AND RED UNLOCK LIGHT CAME ON - RT GEAR GREEN LIGHT REMAINED ON - LT GEAR AND NOSE LIGHTS WENT OFF. LIGHT CONDITION REMAINED UNTIL GEAR APPEARED UP AND UPLOCK LIGHT THEN UNLOCK AND ALL GREEN LIGHTS WENT OUT. APPROXIMATELY TEN SECONDS. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE STEERING UNIT IAW CE-680 MM 32-25-00. OPERATIONAL CHECK, LEAK CHECK, TRAVEL AND TAXI CHECKS GOOD.