JASC 3250
Service difficulty reports · 2,365
Reports filed under 3250 · Landing Gear Steering System, newest first.
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SDR DXTA2013040805350Steering Unit · defectiveRIGHT 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.SDR VNAA2013040600002Control Wheel · failedCREW REPORTED AIRCRAFT PULLING TO THE RIGHT WITH FULL LEFT RUDDER DURING TAKEOFF. TILLER WAS CENTERED AND BOTH ENGINES WERE SPOOLED UP IN SYNC. CREW REJECTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT STEERING SYSTEM, REMOVED AND REPLACED PILOT’SSDR REXA2013040400725Unknown · malfunctionedNOSEWHEEL STEERING PULLS HEAVILY TO THE RIGHT. NOSE WHEEL INOPERABLE CAUTION CAME ON AS WE SELECTED GEAR UP. RAN QRH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. TAXIED AIRCRAFT NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED AT THIS TIME. OK FOR SERVICE IAW AMM 32-51-00.SDR SWAA2013032814198Bypass Valve · faultyABORTED TAKEOFF AT APPROX 80KT. A/C GAVE A PRONOUNCED LEFT/RIGHT YAW MOVEMENT; 3-4 SECONDS LATER APPROX.; A/C RECEIVED A MUCH MORE INTENSE LEFT/RIGHT PULL THAT WAS AT OR NEAR LIMIT OF CONTROL. REMOVED AND REPLACED RUDDER STEERING ACTUATOR NOSE STEER BYPASS VSDR R61A201303230303Unknown · malfunctionedDURING APPROACH INTO ORD, CREW RECEIVED A STEER FAIL MESSAGE UPON GEAR EXTENSION. ATC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS ROLLED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT WAS ABLE TO TAXI TO THE GATE USING DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING AND THRUST. MAINTENANCE SDR DXTA2013032205329Steering Unit · failedAFTER TAKEOFF, GEAR SELCETED UP AND RED UNLOCK LIGHT CAME ON - RT GEAR GREEN LIGHT REMAINED ON - LT GEAR AND NOSE LIGHTS WENT OFF. LIGHT CONDITION REMAINED UNTIL GEAR APPEARED UP AND UPLOCK LIGHT THEN UNLOCK AND ALL GREEN LIGHTS WENT OUT. APPROXIMATELY TEN SSDR CA130319003Steering Sys · erratic(CAN) FLIGHT CREW FROM ACFT, SN 4372, REPORTED PERSISTENT ERRATIC STEERING. MAINTENANCE CREW OF ACFT, SN 4372 REPORTED DURING PUSH FROM THE GATE THAT THE STEERING SYS WAS ARMED AND THE NOSE WHEEL TURNED IMMEDIATELY HARD LT, APPROXIMATELY 70 DEGREES, FLIGHT WSDR REXA2013030500545Warning System · false activationON FLIGHT 3868 (PIA TO DTW) RECEIVED STEERING INOPERABLE CAUTION MESSAGE. MESSAGE APPEARED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. QRH WAS COMPLETED, EMERGENY WAS DECLARED INBOUND TO DTW. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AND WAS TOWED TO THE GATE. PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING FOLLOWINGSDR CA130304007Spring · broken(CAN) PILOT REPORTED LOOSE FEELING IN RUDDER CONTROL DURING TAXI. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED BROKEN RT STEERING SPRING.SDR REXA2013022500426Rvdt · out of rigON FLIGHT 4174 (BOS TO YYZ) CREW REPORTED NOSE WHEEL STEERING CAUTION SEVERAL TIMES IN FILGHT. AFTER FOLLOWING THE QRH THE MESSAGE CLEARED AND THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING OPERATED NORMAL ON LANDING AND TAXI TO THE GATE. EMERGENCY HAD BEEN DECLARED. RIGGED ROTARSDR N6WA2013022402Bolt · wornGEAR DISAGREE WARNING MESSAGE IN FLIGHT. FOUND WORN BOLT ON NLG STEERING COLLAR, R & R BOLT IAW AMM 32-21-22, OP'S CHECKED GOOD IAW 32-30-00. RETURN TO SERVICE.SDR VNAA2013022300013Rvdt · failedCREW REPORTED AIRCRAFT PULLED TO RIGHT SIDE DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT, REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT STEERING FEEDBACK RVDT (ROTARY VARIABLE DIFFERENTIAL TRANSFORMER), AND PERFORMED CHECKS USING AIRCSDR SIMA20130223006Potentiometer · unserviceableON FLIGHT 3596 THE CREW REPORTED THAT WHILE DOING HIGH SPEED TAXI THE AIRCRAFT OCCASIONALLY JERKS TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND INSTALLED LOAD POTENTIOMETER IAW EMB 145 AMM 32-00-00. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.SDR REXA2013021600301Control Unit · defectiveON FLIGHT 3885 (JFK TO PHL) STEERING INOPERABLE CAUTION MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON DEPATRURE FROM JFK ONCE THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED. FOLLOWED QRH DID NOT ALTER MESSAGE. STEERING DID NOT RESET AND CREW ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TOW TO CLEAR RUNWAY ON HIGH SPEED.SDR DXTA2013021405287Steering Sys · inoperativeNOSE WHEEL STEERING INOPERATIVE. TOOK SEVERAL TRIES TO ENGAGE. ONCE ENGAGED, IT WAS PULLING RIGHT. IN THE RT TURN, IT FAIL COMPLETELY FULL RIGHT. COMPLIED WITH NOSE STEERING TROUBLESHOOTING. DURING OPS CHECK, FOUND STEERING TO LT TRAVELS TO FULL DEFLECTIOSDR DXTA2013021405286Generator · inoperativeNOSE WHEEL STEERING INOPERATIVE. TOOK SEVERAL TRIES TO ENGAGE. ONCE ENGAGED IT WAS PULLING RIGHT. IN THE RIGHT TURN TO RETURN TO THE FBO, IT FAILED COMPLETELY, FULL RIGHT.SDR DXTA2013021405284Steering Unit · inoperativeAFTER TAKEOFF, RT MAIN GEAR AND NOSEWHEEL DID NOT RETRACT. CONFIRMED BY ATC. LT MAIN GEAR LIGHT WENT OUT, BUT BOTH THE OTHER GREEN LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUINATED IN ADDITION TO THE RED UNLOCK LIGHT. LT MAIN EXTENDED NORMALLY. JACKED ACFT FOUND NOSE STEERING UNSDR SWIA201332773Rvdt · failedNOSE WHEEL STEERING INOP AFTER TAKEOFF, WOULD NOT RESET. (FLT 5536) REPLACED RIGHT NOSE WHEEL STEERING FEED BACK RVDT IAW AMM.SDR UALA2013021100785Transmitter · brokenCAPTAIN'S TILLER WHEEL BROKE WHILE TAXIING AND SPINS FREELY NOW. REPLACED NLG STEERING HANDWHEEL TRANSMITTER.SDR SIMA20130206011Steering Sys · malfunctionedON FLIGHT 2900 THE CREW REPORTED THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING WAS INTERMITTENT DURING TAXI AT HIGH SPEED. DURING LANDING IT TOOK MORE FORCE TO MOVE TILLER THAN NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. TAXI AIRCRAFT FOR CHECKING NOSE WHEEL STEERING IAW EMB SDR SIMA20130206001Potentiometer · defectiveON FLIGHT 2909 THE CREW REPORTED THAT ON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED LEFT UNCOMMANDED AND THE STEER INOP EICAS MESSAGE APPEARED WITH THE STEERING DISENGAGED. THE CREW WAS UNABLE TO TAXI STRAIGHT. THE CREW RE-ENGAGED STEERING (AT A STOP) AND REQUIRED RIGHT TSDR USAA2013020400032Sensor · faultyAFTER TAKEOFF FROM DEN, CREW RECEIVED AN ECAM BRAKE SYSTEM 2 FAULT AND NWS FAULT. CREW CONTACTED MOC AND CAPTAIN WAS ABLE TO RESET FAULT IN FLIGHT. CREW CONTINUED TO DESTINATION AT PHL AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE INTO AIRPORT. FLIGHSDR SIMA20130202004Steering Sys · malfunctionedON FLIGHT 3722 THE CREW REPORTED THAT DURING CLIMB THEY RECEIVED A NOSE WHEEL STEERING INOPERABLE MESSAGE ON EICAS. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. RESET NOSE WHEEL STEERING SYSTEM PER AOM VSDR SIMA20130204001Manifold · faultyON FLIGHT 3749 THE CREW REPORTED THAT UPON DESCENT THE STEERING WAS INOPERABLE. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE STEERING MANIFOLD IAW CRF AMM 32-51-50. THE OPERATIOSDR CA130204006Bolt · abnormal(CAN) PILOT REPORTED SHIMMY AND NOSEWHEEL RODS APPEARED BENT. PLANE GROUNDED FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. ON FURTHER INSPECTION BY AME, CAUSE OF BENT NOSEWHEEL RODS WAS BOLT AT TOP OF STEERING ROD, PN 20-8-113-1 WAS TOO LONG AND WAS CONTACTING RUDDER ACTUATOR CAUSDR R61A201302010156Bracket · crackedWHILE AIRCRAFT WAS IN HEAVY CHECK MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NLG STEERING MANIFOLD BRACKET CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NLG STEERING MANIFOLD BRACKET IAW EMB 170 SRM51-41-01, AND 51-43-01. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE OUT OF HEAVY CHECK 2SDR HSRR2013FA0000061Retainer · brokenDURING TAXI OUT FOR A TEST FLIGHT, PILOT REPORTED THE STEERING PULLING HARD TO THE RIGHT REQUIRING EXTREME BRAKING TO KEEP THE ACFT STRAIGHT. INSPECTION IN MX DISCOVERED THE RETAINER IN THE END OF THE STEERING BARREL HAD BROKEN CAUSING THE CONTENTS OF THE BARSDR ASMF201303011Bypass Valve · lack of lubeAIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, DURING TAXING THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING WAS OUT OF SERVICE. MX PERSONNEL DETECTED THE BYPASS VALVE STUCK; SO THE VALVE ASSY WAS LUBRICATED IAW MM 31-51-00, ALL TESTED CORRECT.SDR UALA2013012100372Sensor · failedNOSE WHEEL STEERING FAILED DURING TAXI IN. NLG STEERING FAILED AS A RESULT OF FAILED NLG DOWNLOCK PROX SENSOR FAILURE. THE REPLACEMENT OF THIS SENSOR IS DOCUMENTED IN AMSITM 9202012. NOSE WHEEL STEERING TESTED OK WITH A TAXI TEST.SDR SIMA20130114007Potentiometer · defectiveON FLIGHT 3297 THE CREW REPORTED THAT ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL ABOVE 80 KTS HAD UNCOMMANDED STEERING KICK TO RIGHT WITH STEER INOP EICAS MSG. HIGH SPEED ABORT. AFTER CLEARING RUNWAY AND COMPLETE STOP RE-ENGAGED STEERING TAXI BACK TO GATE, ABORTED AT 110 KTS. THESDR CA130123009Collar · corroded(CAN) FORWARD NLG UPPER CYLINDER STEERING COLLAR WAS DIFFICULT TO RETURN DURING GROUND HANDLING. UPON INVESTIGATION THE STEERING COLLAR WAS DISPLACED AND CORROSION WITH LOOSE CHROME PLATING WERE FOUND BENEATH COLLAR. NLG SHOCK STRUT ASSY, PN 33003591-3 , SN SDR 2012FA0000834Piston · missingDURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, NOSE GEAR SHIMMY DAMPNER WAS DISCOVERED EMPTY OF FLUID. UPON TEARDOWN, THE FORWARD DAMPENING PISTON WAS DISCOVERED MISSING. ALL FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT OF THE ROD AND CLEVIS.SDR UALA2012121907306Pin · dirtyNOSE WHEELS MOVE TO RIGHT WHEN STEERING BY PASS PIN INSTALLED. REMOVED COVER FOR STEERING NOSE. CLEANED AREA, OPS OK.SDR UALA2012121407216Control Unit · malfunctionedLOST NLG STEERING ON TURN ONTO RWY. CREW REPORTS LOSS OF STEERING AFTER CAPTAIN`S HANDWHEEL INPUT. PFR SHOWS BSCU CH 2 FAULT. RESET WITH "2ND" NWS SWITCH RESET. RESET BSCU CH2 FAULT PER TSM 24-00-00 AND ACCP'S MCDU TEST SYSTEM PASSED.SDR CA121210004Tiller · failed(CAN) ON ARRIVAL, THE CREW REPORTED A NOSE GEAR STEERING FAIL AND WERE TOWED TO THE GATE. REPLACED STEERING HANDWHEEL IAW AMM 32-53-05, MR BY AC17719 I/C BY AC 17846 , AND REPLACED LT RUDDER PEDAL RVDT IAW AMM 32-53-03, MR BY AC18365 I/C BY AC17846.SDR CA121212011Scissor Link · disconnected(CAN) ACFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD WHEN THE CREW HAD THE FOLLOWING RED WARNING MESSAGES. GEAR DISAGREE AND NOSE GEAR DOOR. CREW ALSO REPORTED A SIGNIFICANT NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY ON LANDING ROLL OUT AND A STEERING FAIL MSG WHEN THE SYS WAS ARMED. MAINTENANCE MET TSDR ASOA2012121102629Module · failedNOSE WHEEL STEERING INOPERATIVE CAUTION MESSAGE IN FLIGHT, COMPLIED WITH QRH MESSAGE NO LONGER EXISTS, SEEMS TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY ANYWHERE FROM EVERY 5 TO 20 MINUTES. EMERGENCY DECLARED, ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. R & R ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC MODULE IAW AMM 3SDR UALA2012112606783Actuator · malfunctionedMAIN GEAR STEERING EITHER MAIN GEAR AFT AXLE IS MANUALLY DISABLED, IS NOT RESPONDING TO COMMANDS, OR LOSS OF ARINC 629 BUSS INPUT FROM MAIN GEAR STEERING CONTROL UNIT. STATUS MSG-3263010 LATCHD AP MODE. DEFERRED PER MEL. MAIN GEAR STEERING ACTUATORS ARE VERSDR UALA2012112106720Bracket · damagedNOSE WHEEL STEERING CABLE ASSY CAME OFF PULLEYS AND IS DAMAGED. REPLACED BRACKET ASSEMBLY PER MM AND PULLEYS.SDR UALA2012112106719Support Bracket · brokenNOSE WHEEL STEERING UPPER PULLEY SUPPORT BRACKET BROKEN. UPPER LEFT CORNER PULLEY MISSING. REPLACED BRACKET.SDR UALA2012112106718Link · brokenNOSE WHEEL STEERING SUMMING MECHANISM TWO LINKS BROKEN AND BOTH PULLEYS DAMAGED. REPLACED NWSA, NWSB AND LEFT COMPENSATOR LINK.SDR SIMA20121120001Control Wheel · inoperativeON FLIGHT 4667 THE CREW REPORTED THAT AFTER DEPARTURE IN CLIMB THEY RECEIVED AN EICAS STEERING INOP CAUTION MESSAGE. AFTER THE CREW COMPLETED THE ABNORMAL CHECKLIST AND CONSULTED MOC AND DISPATCH THEY DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO LGA. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCSDR VIBR20130528002Bracket · crackedSTEERING PULLEY BRACKET CRACKED AT LEFT LOWER FUSELAGE IN NOSE BAY.SDR UALA2012110706417Control Unit · faultyWHEEL N-W STRG FAULT ON START OF TAKEOFF ROLL. REPLACED BSCU 10-GG PER MM. TESTED PASS AND ACP LAND 3 TEST. TEST PASS.SDR GQRR201306292920Manifold · failedON LANDING ROLL OUT THE ACFT SUFFERED AN UNCOMMANDED STEERING INPUT, THE ACFT EXITED THE RUNWAY AND WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED. SUBSEQUENT TESTING POINTS TO A FAILURE OF THE RECENTLY O/H STEERING MANIFOLD.SDR SIMA20121031004Collar · faultyON FLIGHT 3716 THE CREW REPORTED THAT UPON SELECTION OF GEAR UP THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT OF ANY OF THE GEAR. COUPLE OF SECONDS LATER MW GEAR DISAGREE WARNING MESSAGE POSTS ALONG WITH A PROXIMITY SYSTEM 1 STATUS MESSAGE CYCLED GEAR HANDLE IAW ABNORMALS PROCEDURE SDR BSYA2012041Steering Sys · erraticON TAKEOFF ROLL AT PHX, PILOT DISCOVERD NOSE STEERING ERRATIC. PILOT PROCEEDED BACK TO RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. PILOT DEFERRED NOSE STEERING SYSTEM AND PROCEEDED WITH SCHEDULED FLIGHT WITHOUT INCIDENT.SDR QXEA2012102301343Selector Valve · malfunctionedAFTER LANDING, THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING WOULD NOT FUNCTION, EITHER WITH TILLER OR PEDALS. RAN THE CHECKLIST EVEN THOUGH THE CAUTION LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE, BUT THE STEERING REMAINED INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE, GEAR SWINGS, NOSE WHEEL SDR CA121023004Tube · worn(CAN) BALLJOINT, REF: SERVICE MANUAL, FIG 5-6 ITEMS 18 AND 19, ON LT STEERING TUBE SEPARATED WITH NUT AND COTTER PIN STILL IN PLACE RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TO NO NOSEWHEEL STEERING POSSIBLE.SDR CA121022017Shimmy Dampener · malfunctioned(CAN) DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, RT RUDDER PEDAL BEGAN VIBRATING THROUGH 40 KIAS AND VIOLENTLY INTENSIFIED UP TO 65 KIAS.
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