Service difficulty report · Steering Sys · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
November 20, 2015
Submitted
December 9, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N499GS
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
452014
Aircraft time
6,884 hours, 5,511 cycles
Part
Steering Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg
Part time
6,884 hours, 5,511 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

UPON TAKING THE RUNWAY FOR DEPARTURE, CREW NOTICED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING HAD DISENGAGED. ACFT TAXIED BACK. MX EVALUATION, NWS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD IAW MM PROCEDURES. ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY OPERATED 8 LEG SEGMENTS WITHOUT FAULT. UPON LANDING, DURING ROLL OUT, NOSE WHEEL STEERING FOUND INOPERATIVE. NWS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD IAW MFG MM PROCEDURES. IAW FIELD SUPPORT RECOMMENDATIONS, ALL NWS WIRING WAS LOAD TESTED WITH NO FAULT FOUND. NWS COMPUTER WAS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE AS THE MOST LIKELY COMPONENT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED BUT NOT DUPLICATED INOPERATIVE CONDITION.