JASC 3250
Service difficulty reports · 2,366
Reports filed under 3250 · Landing Gear Steering System, newest first.
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SDR DL76G091505Steering Sys · malfunctionedNOSE WHEEL STEERING WILL NOT STEER TO RIGHT DURING T/O OFF ROLL. REMOVED AND REPLACED STEERING METERING ASSY PER AMM. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD. MF P/N 3790037-108. ETOPS CATEGORY 'F': ANY OTHER EVENT DETRIMENTAL TO ETOPS.SDR CA090918011Switch · failed(CAN) UPON TAXI THE FLIGHT CREW NOTED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING WAS UNRESPONSIVE. THE TEST FUNCTION WORKED FINE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE WHERE MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FAILED POWER LEVER NOSE STEERING MICROSWITCH. NO WARNING INDICATIONS WERE GIVESDR DL75E091472Mechanism · lack of lubeAFTER DEPARTING GATE A/C UNABLE TO TURN RIGHT, ALL HYD IND NORMAL, A/C CAN TURN LEFT. INSPECTED STEERING CABLES AND PULLEY, FOUND ALL NORMAL. REMOVED STEERING ACTUATOR COVER AND LUBRICATED ACTUATOR COMMAND MECHANISM. OPS CHECK GOOD. ETOPS CATEGORY 'E': PRSDR E81R_JT22652_7Steering Sys · leakingHYDRAULIC FLUID NOTED DRIPPING ONTO NOSEWHEEL TIRES FROM END OF NLG STEERING JACK AT SHAFT SEAL. INSTALLED NLG STEERING JACK INSPECTED, RETURNED AS SERVICEABLE BY UNIPAK AVIATION LLC, CRS UW2R229L 6/11/2009, ACCUMULATED 3.3 HRS. AND 4 LANDINGS SINCE INSTALLATISDR E81R759X_JT22625Jackshaft · leakingINVESTIGATED REPORT OF HYD FLUID ON TOP OF NLG TIRES. FOUND NLG STEERING JACK DRIPPING HYD FLUID FROM BOTH ENDS SEALS. NLG STEERING JACK REPLACED 3 DAYS PREVIOUSLY FOR SAME CONDITION, ACFT HAD NOT FLOWN YET SINCE REPLACEMENT WITH "0" TSOH NLG STEERING JACK. HASDR QXEA2009090800655Steering Sys · malfunctionedSLIGHTLY AFTER ROTATION GOT A NOSE WHEEL CAUTION PER DISPATCH, RETURNED TO FIELD CAUTION STAYED ON AFTER NWS SWITCH WAS CYCLED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED STEERING FEEDBACK COVER ASSY PER M/M 32-51-36-000-801. REPLACED STEERING FEEDBACK ASSEMBLY IAW AMM TASKSDR RU3A0910Steering Sys · lack of lubeAFTER TAKEOFF RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL VERY STIFF. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DURING FLIGHT. GREASED NOSE STEERING. PLACED NOSE ON JACK AND CHECKED FOR DISCREPANCIES ON STEERING AND RUDDER CONTROL. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. NO BINDING NOTICED.SDR CA090821006Potentiometer · failedAFTER APPLYING PWR ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL ON RWY 31, ACFT BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL. NOSE STEERING WAS BEHAVING AS IF IT WAS STILL IN FULL `PARK` MODE, WITHOUT THE PARK BUTTON BEING DEPRESSED, AND STEERING WAS VERY SENSITIVE AND ALMOST IMPOSSDR NWAA092915652Metering Valve · faultyDURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL AT APPROXIMATELY 130 KNOTS THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY YAWED TO THE LEFT. THE FLIGHT CREW ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NOSE GEAR STEERING METERING VALVE TO BE THE PROBLEM AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLASDR 2009FA0000792Arm · crackedTHE STEERING ARM ON LT SIDE OF THE TAILWHEEL ASSY WAS FOUND CRACKED ACROSS THE RADIUS OF BEND NEAR THE HUB OF THE STEERING ASSY. THIS WAS FOUND ON A PREFLIGHT INSP. OF NOTE IS THE FACT THE ARM WAS BENT DOWN TO "LEVEL" WHEREAS THE STANDARD ANGLE IS UP BY 5-10SDR CA090821007Stud · shearedAFTER LANDING ROLL AT LXR, SPEED APPROX 20 KTS ON GROUND, A SEVERE VIBRATION, SHIMMY AND ABNORMAL SOUNDS WERE NOTICED IN NLG AREA OF THE ACFT WITH NO STEERING RESPONSE FROM THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING TILLER. STEERING SWITCHED OFF AND GENTLY TAXIED INTO THE ACFT SSDR COMA2009080590014Selector Valve · failedNWS FAILED SHORTLY AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. EMERGENCY DECLARED, A/C LANDED SAFELY IN CVG. REMOVED AND REPLACED MLG SELECTOR VALVE.SDR COMA2009072890013Solenoid · failedAFTER T/O FROM CVG RECEIVED NOSE WHEEL STEERING CAUTION MSG, GEAR WAS UP. EMERGENCY DECLARED, A/C RETURNED TO CVG LANDED SAFELY. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE WHEEL STEERING MANIFOLD SOLENOID.SDR C8GA2009133Rod · brokenFLT 712. LANDING IN SAN ACFT DEVELOPED A VIOLENT UNCONTROLLABLE NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY. ACFT SLOWED TO DISCOVER A LOSS OF NLG STEERING. POST FLT INSPECTION PERFORMED, NOTED THE TORSION LINK PIN WAS NOT INSTALLED IN THE LINKS & THE NLG LIGHT CONDUIT WRAPPED AROUND SDR YENA20090705071Servo Control · unknownNOSE WHEEL STEERING FAULT UPON LOWERING OF LANDING GEAR. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE WHEEL STEERING SERVO CONTROL PER AMM 32-51-51. OPERATIONS CHECK OK. NO FAULTS FOUND.SDR CA090702011Cable · frayed(CAN) UPON LANDING THE CAPTAIN WENT TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT AROUND TO TAXI BACK TO THE TERMINAL WHEN THE LOWER STEERING CABLE, OPERATING THE DRIVE QUDRANT, SNAPPED. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE CABLE FRAYING THROUGH, AT WHICH POINT IT FINALLY GAVE WAY. THE RESULT WAS ASDR UIEA200900034Steering Sys · malfunctionedAT APPROX 20 TO 30 KIAS DURING TAKEOFF ACFT STARTED AN UNCONTROLLED TURN TO THE RT. ABORTED TAKEOFF. INSPECTED NLG TIRES FOR WEAR AND LIKE TREAD PATTERN. ALL OK. CHECKED RUDDER TRIM FOR PROPER SETTINGS AND OPERATES OK. CHECKED BRAKE METERING VALVES FOR CLEASDR QXEA2009070200490Controller · malfunctionedPDX - NWS ABRUPTLY PULLED AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN AT APPROX 80-90 KNOTS NOSE STEERING FAILED CAUTION LIGHT THEN ILLUMINATED WITH NO NWS AVAILABLE. REGAINED STEERING WHEN OFF THE RUNWAY BY CYCLING NWS SWITCH. ALL HYD NORMAL. COMPLIED WITH SDR DL777091090Actuator · malfunctionedRTO/RTB DUE TO MLG STEERING WARNING. FWD TO MCO AND PLAC PER MEL 32-53-01. REPLACED LT MLG STEERING ACTUATOR PER M/M. OPS CK AND LEAK C GOOD. MCO/PLAC REMOVED. ETOPS CATEGORY 'E': PROBLEMS WITH SYSTEMS CRITICAL TO ETOPS.SDR UHLA2009062500045Warning System · false activationON APPROACH, RECEIVED "STEER FAIL" EICAS MESSAGE IMMEDIATELY AFTER LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. PERFORMED GO-AROUND AND WHEN GEAR WAS RETRACTED, MESSAGE DISAPPEARED. MESSAGE REAPPEARED ON SECOND APPROACH AND LANDED SAFELY WITH EMERGENCY VEHICLES STANDING BY. SDR UHLA2009062300043Steering Sys · failedDURING VISUAL APPROACH, RECEIVED NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAIL MESSAGE UPON "GEAR DOWN AND THREE GREEN". EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH TO COMPLETE QRH PROCEDURE. EVEN THOUGH AIRCRAFT LOGIC RETURNS THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING TO A "CENTERED" POSITION, ELECTED TO HAVE AIRSDR ASOA200900691Warning System · activatedNOSEWHEEL STEERING INOP MESSAGE ILLUMINATED UPON GEAR RETRACTION, EMERGENCY DECLARED.SDR DL77L091061Unknown · unknownON TAXI OUT RT TURNS CAUSED A BANGING NOISE AND CAUSED TILLER TO JUMP. REMOVED LT AND RT NLG WHEEL ASSYS. INSPECTED BEARINGS AND AXLES NO TROUBLE FOUND. INSTALLED WHEEL ASSYS PER AMM SPACERS INSTALLED. TAXIED ACFT MAKING SEVERAL LT AND RT TURNS, NO BANGINSDR ASOA200900675Steering Sys · inoperativeNOSE WHEEL STEERING INOPERATIVE, LANDED WITH STEERING OFF.SDR C2XA09TY112Steering Sys · malfunctionedTYS FOR IAH - THE NOSE WHEEL DEFLECTED MOMENTARILY DURING ROLLOUT UNCOMMANDED. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE STEERING MANIFOLD IAW EMB 145XR AMM 32-50-04. FUNCTIONAL TEST GOOD. PERFORMED AN ADJUSTMENT TEST OF THE LOAD POTENTIOMETER IAW EMB 14SDR RU3A0908Computer · failedUPON GEAR EXTENSION DURING FINAL APPROACH, PILOT NOT FLYING NOTICED NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAILED TO ARM. CREW VERIFIED ANNUNCIATOR WAS OPERATIONAL AND VISUALLY VERIFIED THAT NOSE WHEEL STEERING CB'S HAD NOT POPPED. CREW FOLLOWED PROCEDURES FOR NOSE WHEEL STEERSDR COMA2009060190010Steering Sys · malfunctionedAFTER TAKEOFF RECEIVED NWS CAUTION MSG. EMERGENCY DECLARED, A/C LANDED SAFELY AT MCI. RESET NWS SYSTEM PER FIM RESET PROCEDURE. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.SDR BZU2009F00000Actuator · malfunctionedCREW REPORTS NOSE STEERING FAIL LIGHT COMES ON AND STEERING IS UNRESPONSIVE WHEN TAXI MODE IS SELECTED. THIS IS THE 4TH ACTUATOR USED ON THIS ACFT IN 506.8 HOURS. ALL OTHER HAVE FAILED IN A SIMILAR MODE. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE IN THE ELECTRICAL FOLLOW UP MSDR COMA2009052790009Steering Sys · malfunctionedON CLIMBOUT FROM CVG AFTER GEAR RETRACTION RECEIVED STEERING INOP CAUTION MSG WITH GEAR DOWN MSG. EMERGENCY DECLARED, A/C LANDED SAFELY AT DTW. RESET NWS SYSTEM, OPS CHECK GOOD.SDR RAIA2009052600003Potentiometer · out of adjustFLT 7972 - IAD - CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF FOR DUE TO A STEERING INOP MESSAGE ON THE EICAS. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE RUDDER PEDAL POTENTIOMETER IAW AMM PROCEDURES. NO DEFECTS NOTED.SDR CA090519007Valve · stuck(CAN) DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, FLIGHT CREW ATEMPTED TO STEER ACFT USING NOSE WHEEL STEERING WHICH WAS UNRESPONSIVE. NOSE STEERING SYS INDICATED NO FAULTS AND ALL REQUIRMENTS NEEDED FOR NOSE STEERING FUNCTION WERE OBTAINED (IE GEAR DOWN, NWS ARMED, ETC). NOSDR C2XA09CL066Potentiometer · faultyFLIGHT NR 2941, THE CREW REPORTED ON TAKEOFF ROLL, THE ACFT JOLTED TO THE RT AND THEY RECEIVED A STEER INOP MESSAGE ON THE ECIAS. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE ACFT TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE. MX INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE NOSE GEAR STEERING FEEDBACK POTENTIOMESDR DXTA2009052103661Steering Sys · faultyON DEPARTURE NOSE GEAR WAS VERY SLOW TO RETRACT . RED UNSAFE + GN NOSE LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED. AFTER A SHORT TIME NOSE FULLY RETRACTED. ATIS REPORTED WINDS AT 280 AT 29, GUSTING TO 37. JACKED ACFT. C/W SLOW CYCLE TEST. NO DEFECTS NOTED. C/W TIMED CYCLE TEST. GSDR DL76L090854Module · failedON TAXI OUT AIRCRAFT MADE UNCOMMANDED TURN. REPLACING STEERING BYPASS MODULE. REPLACED NOSE GEAR WHEEL STEERING METERING VALVE PER AMM OPS OK.SDR A6WA200940241Selector Valve · malfunctionedSTEERING INOP MASTER CAUTION ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED TAKEOFF, BTMS 5, 4, 3, 3. REMOVED AND REPLACED NLG SOLENOID SELECTOR VALVE IAW 32-51-25, OPS CK GOOD. (K)SDR YENA20090512046Module · failedFLT 1068, AUS-JFK, STEER FAIL ON APPROACH WHEN DOWN LANDING GEAR. DECLARED EMERGENCY, FOLLOWED QRH. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 STEERING FEEDBACK SENSOR NR 2 FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. REMOVED & REPLACED STEERING MODULE PER AMM 32-53-01. PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT & FEESDR C2XA09RI088Potentiometer · defectiveFLIGHT 2447 - STL - FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT UPON LANDING, ACFT EXPERIENCED AN ABRUPT UNCOMMANDED TURN TO THE RIGHT SIDE. IMMEDIATELY CREW PRESSED STEERING DISCONNECT TRIGGER AND BROUGHT ACFT TO STOP. CREW WAS UNABLE TO USE TILLER NOR CLEAN STEERING INOP MESDR C2XA09RI087Manifold · defectiveFLIGHT 2447 - STL - FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT UPON LANDING, ACFT EXPERIENCED AN ABRUPT UNCOMMANDED TURN TO THE RIGHT SIDE. IMMEDIATELY CREW PRESSED STEERING DISCONNECT TRIGGER AND BROUGHT ACFT TO STOP. CREW WAS UNABLE TO USE TILLER NOR CLEAN STEERING INOP MESDR DXTA2009042703618Steering Unit · malfunctionedNOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT AFTER T/O. WE HAD GREEN NOSE LIGHT AND RED UNLOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS BROUGHT UP. ALL GEAR DOWN INDICATIONS WERE NORM WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED DOWN FOR LANDING AFTER ALL APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST WERE COMPLETED. REMSDR YENA20090428039Steering Sys · malfunctionedFLT 1402, SFO-AUS, STEER FAIL INDICATION UPON GEAR DOWN. EXECUTED GO AROUND. EXERCISED GEAR DOWN WIND LEG. STEER FAIL AGAIN. LANDED W/INDICATION AND NO STEERING AVAIL ON ROLL OUT. EMERGENCY DECLARED. FAULT CODE 45452175CMC CLEARED PER FIM 45-45-00-810-97SDR VNAA2009041600008Steering Sys · malfunctionedCREW REPORTED NOSE WHEEL STEERING INOP CAS MESSAGE ON TAKEOFF AT CHS. CREW ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE RESET NOSE WHEEL STEERING PER SL-00-001, CHECKED SYSTEM PER AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUAL, AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. AIRCRAFT WAS RELESDR CHQA200900105Warning Light · false activationFLIGHT 5503, SDF TO IAH - CREW RECEIVED A STEERING INOP MESSAGE ON EICAS, CREW ATTEMPTED RESET BUT MESSAGE WOULD NOT CLEAR. THE QRH WAS FOLLOWED AND THE NOSE STEERING WAS DEACTIVATED FOR LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ASDR ASOA200900406Steering Sys · malfunctionedNW STEERING INOP CAUTION MSG IN FLIGHT. CLEARED ON THE GROUND AFTER C/B RESET. EMERGENCY VEHICLES REQUESTED TO BE ON STANDBY AS A PRECAUTION.SDR CA090401004Barrel · failed(CAN) AFTER LANDIING, THE PILOT WAS TAXING BACK TO BASE, WHEN HE TRIED TO TURN LEFT HE HEARD A BANG, AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN LEFT WITH NORMAL RUDDER PEDAL DEFLECTION. BRAKING AND DIFFERENTIAL ENGINE POWER WERE USED FOR STEERING TO THE LEFT. INSP FOUND THE NOSESDR GLBA200903251Unknown · unknownPILOTS REPORTED THAT A PEDAL STEERING INOP LIGHT CAME ON DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A NOSEWHEEL STEERING 9 DEGREE POSITION PROXIMITY SWITCH CHECK IAW MM 32-50-00. ALL CHECKS WERE GOOD. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY.SDR FDEA200903241025Steering Sys · malfunctionedON TAKEOFF, AFTER TOGA WAS SET, NOSE OF ACFT VEERED RIGHT. TILER WAS INEFFECTIVE IN STRAIGHTENING OUT. SUSPECTED DRAGGING RIGHT BRAKES. ABORTED TAKEOFF AND HAD SAN RAMP LOOK OVER WHEELS AND BRAKES. EVERYTHING CHECKED GOOD. TAXIED OUT AND TAKEOFF REST OF SDR FDEA200903140921Cylinder · failedHEARD THUMP FOLLOWED BY HYD QTY LOW THEN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY LVL FAIL ALERT JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, FOUND LT NWS STEERING ACT HOUSING SHEARED. REPLACED LT NWS STEERING ACT REF AMM 32-52-01-2, OPS CK OK. LEAK CK OK. ALSO INSP NWS STEERING COLLAR AREA ASDR CA090305005Arm · lack of lube(CAN) ON TAKEOFF ROLL, ACFT HAD A VIOLENT NOSE SHIMMY. ONE OF THE NOSE WHEELS WAS ROTATED 180 DEGREES AND THE STEERING TORQUE ARM WAS GREASED.SDR DXTA2009030203523Steering Sys · warning lightAFTER DEPARTURE WHILE GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED UP, THE MAINS INDICATED UP, THE NOSE INDICATION WAS DOWN AND LOCKED WITH THE UNLOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REPLACED POWER STEERING UNIT IAW MM 32-50-00. NOSE WHEEL STEERING SYS RIGGED IAW MM 32-50-00. HYD SYS BLEEDISDR 2009FA0000144Bellcrank · crackedPREVIOUSLY REPORTED TO MFG IAW INSTRUCTIONS STIPULATED IN SUPPLEMENTAL INSPECTION DOCUMENTS FOR CONTINUED AIRWORTHINESS OF THE AIRPLANE. NOSE GEAR STEERING BELLCRANK PN 5942001-1 FAILED VISUAL AND NDT INSPECTION IAW SUPPLEMENTAL INSPECTION 32-50-00. REPLACED
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