Service difficulty report · Steering Unit · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
April 7, 2013
Submitted
April 8, 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
Defective
Location
Nlg
Part time
758 hours, 463 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

RIGHT SIDE GEAR SLOW TO RETRACT. RT SIDE GEAR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ABOUT 4-5 SECONDS LONGER THAN NORMAL AFTER GEAR HANDLE SELECTED UP. R & R THE STEERING UNIT IAW MM 32-50-00. OPS, LEAK, TRAVEL AND TAXI CHECKS GOOD.