JASC 3250
Service difficulty reports · 2,366
Reports filed under 3250 · Landing Gear Steering System, newest first.
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SDR QXEA0300444Harness · damagedPDX-NOSE WHEEL STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON 3 TIMES DURING TAXI. STEERING DID NOT WORK. CYCLED STEERING SWITCH PER CHECKLIST. INSPECTED NOSE LANDING GEAR STEERING HARNESS. FOUND THAT WHEN HARNESS SUBJECTED TO VIBRATION, CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REPLACSDR COMA0360170Tiller · malfunctionedFLIGHT 5427 NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAILED DURING T/O. REPLACED THE STEERING TILLER.SDR CA030327008Hose · leaking(CAN) ON LANDING ROLLOUT BOTH STEERING AND NORMAL BRAKES WERE LOST. BOTH HYDRAULIC CAUTION LIGHTS CAME ON.THE AIRCRAFT WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE RUNWAY USING DIFFERENTIAL POWER AND EMERGENCY BRAKES AND THEN B OUGHT TO A STOP AND SHUT DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED SDR RAIA00303083Potentiometer · malfunctionedGRR- AIRCRAFT PULLS HARD RIGHT DURING TAKEOFF. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED STEERING FEEDBACK POTENTIOMETER, OPS CK OK.SDR MEX2003092Valve · malfunctionedMEX-TIJ - AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE, NOSE WHEEL TURN TO THE RIGHT DURING TAKEOFF AND IT WAS ABORTED, DURING REVISION WAS DETECTED METER VALVE VERY HOT. IN HANGAR, NOSE WHEEL STEERING VALVE WAS REPLACED IAW MM 32-51-00, TESTS CORRECT. (M)SDR COMA0360183Switch · malfunctionedFLIGHT 5930 CREW REPORTED AT BEGINNING OF TAKEOFF ROLL RECEIVED A STEERING INOP CAUTION MESSAGE. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AT LESS THAN 50 KTS. AFTER CLEARING THE RUNWAY, CREW RESET THE STEERING ARM SWITCH, WHICH CLEARED THE MESSAGE. A SUBSEQUENT TAKEOFF WAS PERRSDR MEX2003089Valve · malfunctionedTIJ-MEX - AFTER LANIDNG IN GROUND TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RT WAS VERY HARD, WITH CODE OF FAIL 32-51-07-04. IN HANGAR NOSE WHEEL STEERING SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT AND TEST WERE PERFORMED IAW MM 32-51-00, TESTS CORRECT. (M)SDR RAIA00303081Potentiometer · inoperativeSTL- NOSE WHEEL STEERING JERKED TO THE LEFT DURING TAXI. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED RUDDER PEDAL POTENTIOMETER, OPS CHECK OK.SDR SWIA200311841Link · disconnectedAFTER TAKEOFF, WHEN THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED, RECEIVED NOSE DOOR, GEAR DISAGREE, WOW INPUT, AND NWS STRG MESSAGES. RETURNED COS. FOUND NR 1 AND NR 2 NOSE TIRES DEBRAIDED DUE TO NOSE LINK DISCONNECTED. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE NR 1 AND NR 2 NOSE TIRE ASSEMBLIES. SDR 126291Linkage · lack of lubeFLIGHT 4503 LEAVING CRW. WHILE TAKING OFF, FELT THE NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY AT AROUND 70 KNOTS. THE ABORTED THE TAKE OFF AND RETURNED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND STEERING LINKAGE. LUBRICATED NOSE STRUT AND LINKAGE. TAXI CHECKED AIRCRAFTSDR CA030324003Bellcrank · cracked(CAN) UPON INSPECTION, FOUND STEERING BELLCRANK CRACKED IN RADIUS, SEVERAL LOCATIONS. NOTE: THE NEW BELLCRANK INSTALLED IS A HEAVIER UNIT.SDR CA030312004Toggle · broken(CAN) THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED OUT OF THE HANGER, TOWING PROCEDURES BEING FOLLOWED PROPERLY. THE NOSE WHEEL LOWER STEERING TOGGLE LOCATED ON THE TOP OF THE NOSE UNDER CARRIAGE WAS FOUND WITH THE BOLT ATTACH EAR BROKEN OFF. IT IS SUSPECTED TO HAVE BEEN CRACKED SDR 2003UALA00262Tiller · failedNOSE WHEEL TILLER DID NOT RESPOND TO INPUT. NOSE WHEELS, LEFT WING AND BODY GEAR WENT OFF OF TAXIWAY. REPLACED NOSE GEAR STEERING. METERING VALVE. ADJUSTED NOSE GEAR STEERING CABLES NWS2A & NWS2B TO PROPER TENSION. FOUND TO BE 10LBS. REPLACED BRAKES FOUR POSDR CA030311008Bungee Cylinder · failed(CAN) NOSE GEAR STEERING FAILED DURING TAXI . THE CREW EXPERIENCED A (THUMP) IN THE RUDDER / STEERING SYSTEM. AFTER THE (THUMP) THE CREW WAS UNABLE TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT IN A STRAIGHT LINE. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR STEERING SPRING BUNGEE ASSEMBLY SDR SWAA030422Bearing · damagedAFTER TURING TILLER WOULD NOT RETURN TO CENTER. R&R NLG STEERING COLLAR BEARING PER MM.SDR 2003FA0000224Horn · brokenPILOT LANDED AT GON WITH REPORTED LOSS OF RUDDER CONTROL IN FLIGHT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT NOSE LANDING GEAR STEERING HORN ASSEMBLY TUBING HAD BROKEN ALLOWING RUDDER CABLES TO SLACK. TUBING IS 3/4 INCH OD STEEL. SUSPECT TOW LIMITS WERE EXCEEDED ANSDR 2003UALA00137Wire Harness · shortedMAIN GEAR STEERING INDICATION RECEIVED. MAIN GEAR STEERING POWER CONTROL ACTUATOR LT FAULT. MAIN GEAR STEERING FAULT DUE TO THE LT MAIN GEAR STEERING POWER CONTROL ACTUATOR (PCA) SHOWING NOT LOCKED AT BEGINNING OF TAKE-OFF ROLL. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING DISSDR ABXA030060Link · shearedON ROLLOUT, NO BRAKING BELOW 15 KNOTS. STICK SHAKER WENT OFF, BLOW AWAY JET INOPERATIVE. SUSPECT GROUND SHIFT FAILURE. FOUND NOSE LANDING GEAR STEERING SHUTOFF VALVE LINK SHEARED. REPLACED LINK ASSEMBLY IAW DC-8 MM 32-21-01. OPS CHECKED GOOD.SDR C2XA03IA009Switch · stuckON TAKEOFF ROLL THE CREW NOTED A STEERING INOP MESSAGE. ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. MAINTENANCE CYCLED THE DISCONNECT SWITCH, PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING SYSTEM, NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.SDR VNAA0301025Connector · dirtyTHE CREW ADVANCED POWER FOR TAKEOFF AND RECEIVED A NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAIL CAS MESSAGE THEN ABORTED TAKEOFF. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND CLEANED THE CANNON PLUGS ON THE BACK OF THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING MANIFOLD IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-0SDR VNAA0301019Connector · failedDURING TAKEOFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAIL INDICATION AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND CLEANED THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING CONTROL MANIFOLD CANNON PLUG IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERSDR AWXA200300006Hose · rupturedPHX - NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAILURE - FLT 0716 - AFTER NORMAL LANDING AT PHX EN ROUTE FROM LAS NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAILED ON TAXIWAY, AND L/H HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DECREASED TO ZERO WITH SYSTEM PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. EICAS MESSAGE FOR L/H HYDRAULIC SYSTEM DISPSDR CA030123006Link · failed(CAN) PILOT PROCEEDED TO TAXI AIRCRAFT, THE NOSE STEERING SYSTEM LOCKED INTO A HARD RT CONDITION. THIS ALSO AFFECTED THE RUDDER SYSTEM, POSITIONING THE RUDDER SYSTEM INTO A RT TURN CONDITION. A TOW BAR WAS ATTACHED AND THE NOSE STEERING SYSTEM EXERCISED, THIS SDR COMA0360012ComputerFLIGHT 5295 NWS CAUTION MESSAGE AFTER T/O.COULD NOT DUPLICATE. SYSTEM TEST NORMAL.SDR VNAA0212037Potentiometer · failedWHEN THE CONDITION LEVERS WERE ADVANCED FOR TAKE OFF, THE AIRCRAFT JUMPED TO THE LEFT, WHEN BROUGHT BACK, JUMPED BACK TO THE RIGHT. THE CREW THEN ABORTED TAKE OFF. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND ADJUSTED THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING FEED BACK POTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DSDR SWIA200211574Scissors · disconnectedNOSE WHEEL GEAR DISAGREE MESSAGE WHEN GEAR RETRACTED. RETURNED TO AUS. FOUND NOSE WHEEL STEERING LINKS (SCISSORS) DISCONNECTED. RECONNECTED, INSPECTED NOSE GEAR TIRES. NO VISUAL DAMAGE NOTED.SDR VNAA0212013Warning System · malfunctionedDURING TAKEOFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAIL CAS MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE MESSAGE HAD EXTINGUISHED AND FLIGHT 4137 WAS CLEARED FOR ANOTHER TAKEOFF ATTEMPT. FLIGHT 4137 THEN DEPARTED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS.SDR UHL2002F00008Circuit Breaker · trippedON TAXI OUT, PILOT REPORTED NLG STEERING CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE.SDR GLBA2002186Proximity Sensor · failedON TAXI INTO GATE, NOSE WHEEL STEERING INOPERATIVE. TUGGED AIRCRAFT TO GATE. R&R NOSE PROXIMITY SENSORSDR GTIA021218Cylinder · defectiveDTW - ON APPROACH TO DENVER, THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT INDICATE DOWN WHILE THE MAINS DID. AFTER CYCLING THE GEAR, THE SAME INDICATION RESULTED. UPON REVIEW OF PROPER CHECK LIST, WITH MANUAL GEAR EXT, LEVER PULLED, AND GEAR HANDLE DOWN. THE SAME INDICATION RESULSDR 2002FA0001343Control Cable · brokenAFTER NORMAL LANDING AND ROLLOUT AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY VERIED RT. PILOT BRAKED BUT AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. DURING INVESTIGATION FOUND BROKEN STEERING CONTROL CABLE (LEFT).SDR VNAA0211001Connector · dirtyDURING TAKEOFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAIL CAS MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. UPON RETURNING TO THE GATE, MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND CLEANED THE CANNON PLUGS ON THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING ELECTRONIC CONTROL, HYDRAULIC MANIFOLD, NOSE WHEEL TILLER, SDR 00051Controller · out of adjustAIRCRAFT INROUTE FROM MFE TO FSM, NOSE GEAR LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH DIVERT TO ADS, MAINTENANCE IN ADS ADJUSTED NOSE WHEEL STEERING AND PERFORMED GEAR RETRACTION TEST ALL NORMAL RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.SDR VNAA0210005Connector · dirtyON THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A UNCOMMANDED SWERVE TO THE LEFT. THE CREW THEN ABORTED TAKEOFF. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND CLEANED AND RESEATED THE FEEDBACK POTS CANNON PLUG TO THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING CONTROL MANIFOLD IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTESDR DL76L021168Control Quadrant · lack of lubeTILLER STEERING STIFF AND SLOW TO RESPOND ON TAXI. ON T/O ROLL WITH FULL RIGHT RUDDER, NO NOSE WHEEL RESPONSE. NO INITIAL RESPONSE ON RUDDER, FOLLOWED BY SUDDEN RAPID RESPONSE. FOUND UPPER LANDING GEAR QUADRANT DRY. LUBED SAME, TRIED A/C AROUND AIRPORT AND SDR VNAA0209027Control Unit · failedON SHORT FINAL, THE CREW RECEIVED A NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAIL CAS MESSAGE AND DECIDED TO DO A MISSED APPROACH. THE CREW RESET THE SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE NOSE WSDR SWAA022187Collar · wornAFTER PUSHBACK RUDDER PEDAL MOVEMENT CAUSED A BANG/THUMP IN THE NOSE WHEEL AREA. REMOVED AND REPLACED NLG STEERING COLLAR AND LOWER PLATE PER MM.SDR VNAA0209019Control Unit · malfunctionedDURING LANDING, FLIGHT 4180 EXPERIENCED A NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAIL CAS MESSAGE AND EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND TURNED OFF THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING AND ANTI-SKID. FLIGHT 4180 THEN LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDESDR COMA0260523Wire · failedFLIGHT 5975. AFTER DEPARTING CVT RECEIVED A STEERING IMPERATIVE MESSAGE AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. FLIGHT RETURNED TO THE FIELD.REPLACED THE STEERING WIRING HARNESS.SDR CA020910007Control Cable · broken(CAN) ON TAXI THE AIRCRAFT WOULD ONLY TURN IN ONE DIRECTION. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RT STEERING CABLE HAD BROKEN AT THE FWD END AT THE LOOP AROUND THE BOLT. THE CABLE WAS REPLACED AND THE STEERING SPRING GAP WAS SET. ALL OTHER CABLES ON THE FLEET OF Z242L SDR VNAA0209010Warning System · malfunctionedDURING TAKEOFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A NOSE WHEEL STEERING CAS MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE CREW EXITED THE RUNWAY AND THE MESSAGE CLEARED BY ITSELF. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO ATTEMPT ANOTHER TAKEOFF. FLIGHT 4124 THEN DEPARTED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS.SDR VNAA0209009Warning System · malfunctionedDURING TAKEOFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A NOSE WHEEL STEERING CAS MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE CREW EXITED THE RUNWAY AND THE MESSAGE CLEARED BY ITSELF. THE CREW CALLED MAINTENANCE CONTROL AND THE DECISION WAS MADE TO ATTEMPT ANOTHER TAKEOFF. FLIGHT 4085 THENSDR MEX2002259Control Cable · brokenAIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO LACK OF STEERING CONTROL. SYSTEM WAS CHECKED AND A CONTROL CABLE WAS FOUND BROKEN. CABLE WAS REPLACED IAW MM. TESTS OK.SDR EVAS91015Tiller · failedTILLER STEERING RIGHT ONLY DURING TAXI, REPLACED NLG STEERING METERING VALVE & RIGGING & OPR CHECKED NORMAL.SDR CA020830021Spring · broken(CAN) DURING TAXI, A STUDENT NOTICED PLAY IN THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING OF THE AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED AND THE LT STEERING SPRING WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN. THE SPRING WAS REPLACED USING THE MINIMUM COIL DISTANCE SETTING ON THE LT AND RT STEERING SPRINSDR 2002FA0000891Bolt · shearedON LANDING, AIRCRAFT EXITED RUNWAY BECAUSE NOSE GEAR STEERING WAS LOST. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES. MECHANIC FOUND STEERING COLLAR ATTACHING FORWARD BOLT SHEARED. STRUT APPEARED TO BE OVER INFLATED CAUSING BOLT TO SHEAR WHEN TOWED IN THIS CONDITION. SERVICED STSDR VNAA0207033Warning System · malfunctionedDURING TAKEOFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAIL MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE CREW CALLED MAINTENANCE CONTROL AND WERE ABLE TO RESET THE SYSTEM. FLIGHT 4147 WAS CLEARED FOR ANOTHER TAKEOFF ATTEMPT AND DEPARTED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS.SDR CA020722001Scissors · broken(CAN) WHEN DOING A WALK AROUND THE PILOT NOTICED THE NUT, PART OF THE BOLT AND THE FORWARD LUG OF THE SCISSOR LINK WAS MISSING. CORROSION ON THE FACE OF BREAK INDICATES PRIOR CRACKS AT BREAK LOCATION.INITIATED INSPECTION OF SCISSOR LINKS AND HARDWARE ON SAME ASDR CA020711003Control Unit · failed(CAN) PILOT REPORTED UNCOMMANDED YAW ON TAKE-OFF AT V1. NO WARNINGS, CAUTIONS OR MESSAGES. A HIGH SPEED TAXI TEST WAS CARRIED OUT, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE SNAG. MAINTENANCE TROUBLE SHOOTING DETERMINED THE FOLLOWING:CDS MESSAGES PHC AND PSW. NO FAULTS IN THSDR VNAA0206007Warning System · malfunctionedDURING TAKEOFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAIL CAS MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. WHEN THE POWER WAS REDUCED THE MESSAGE CLEARED. THE CREW CALLED MAINTENANCE CONTROL WHO HAD THE CREW RUN UP THE AIRCRAFT AT TAKEOFF POWER IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER
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