Service difficulty report · Steering Sys · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
January 28, 2016
Submitted
January 29, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N617QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605509
Aircraft time
9,821 hours, 7,694 cycles
Part
Steering Sys
Condition
Corroded
Location
Nlg
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 DEPARTURE THE LG UNLOCK LIGHT REMAINED ON. DURING CLIMB OUT THE HYD PRESS LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. COMPLETED THE LG WILL NOT RETRACT CHECKLIST. LG EXTENDED NORMALLY. JACKED ACFT & PERFORMED GEAR OPERATIONAL CHECKS, NO PROBLEMS FOUND. SLIGHTLY TURNED NOSE GEAR LT & RT DURING OPS CHECK, WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE & NOTED GEAR DID NOT CTR WHEN TURNED TO RT DURING RETRACT. FOUND STEERING U JOINT ASSEMBLY FULL OF RUST & HARD TO MOVE. REPLACED 2 BEARINGS, PN S3274-1, 2 JHTT89. LOWER FORK PN 5542304-3. STEERING CROSS, PN 5542306-1. 2 SHAFTS PN 5542221-2. 1 SHAFT PN 5542221-1. TURNED NOSE GEAR DURING RETRACT & IT CENTERED PROPERLY DURING OPS CHECKS.

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