# SDR VQMA20140218001

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: February 18, 2014
- Submitted: February 21, 2014
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N444EX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N444EX), registered now
- Make and model: Cessna 650
- Registry model: [Cessna 650](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-650) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 6507056
- Aircraft time: 6,038 hours, 4,834 cycles
- System (JASC): [3251 · Steering Unit](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3251)
- Part: Steering Unit
- Part number: 99140807
- Part serial: 280
- Condition: Faulty
- Location: Nlg
- Part time: 6,038 hours, 4,834 cycles
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VQMA20140218001

## Discrepancy

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM KFNL TO KGTF WITHOUT PASSENGERS, THE LG WOULD NOT RETRACT WHEN THE GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED TO THE UP POSITION.  BOTH LT & RT MLG & NOSE GEAR REMAINED IN THE DOWN & LOCKED POSITION.  ACFT WAS ROUTED TO KBJC WHERE THREE LOW FLYING PASSES WERE CONDUCTED & IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT STRAIGHT BUT CANTED SLIGHTLY TO THE RT.  THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & LANDED AT KBJC.  THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED ON THE CTR LINE.  NO INJURIES TO THE FLIGHT CREW WAS REPORTED & NO DAMAGED TO EQUIPMENT OCCURRED.

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