What was found
FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING WAS INEFFECTIVE ON LANDING. MX FOUND THE UPPER & LOWER NOSE LG STRUT BEARINGS TO BE UNSERVICEABLE. THE BEARINGS ARE SEALED UNITS & WERE FOUND TO BE RATCHETY & STIFF TO ROTATE.
- Difficulty date
- April 3, 2015
- Submitted
- April 8, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N560ES
- Make and model
- Cessna 560CESSNA
- Aircraft serial
- 5605800
- Aircraft time
- 3,159 hours, 2,888 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- W723800
- Condition
- Unserviceable
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 3,159 hours, 2,888 cycles
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.