Service difficulty report · Control Box · Amd FALCON900

Difficulty date
January 14, 2000
Submitted
May 23, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N256DV
Make and model
Amd FALCON900
Aircraft serial
20
Part
Control Box
Part number
2878371
Condition
Out Of Adj
Location
Nlg Steering
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFTER RECEIVING A REPLACEMENT STEERING CONTROL UNIT, INCOMING INSPECTION REVEALED THE UNIT MIS-ADJUSTED. WHEN PRESSING DOWN ON THE CONTROL WHEEL, SWITCHES MAKE TO ARM THE NG STEERING. THE SWITCH WAS ADJUSTED SUCH THAT WHEN THE CONTROL WHEEL IS TURNED, SLIGHT UP PRESSURE WOULD DISARM THE STEERING. THREE REPLACEMENT UNITS WERE CONFIRMED TO BE MIS-ADJUSTED. THE VENDOR AND OVERHAUL FACILITY WERE NOTIFIED OF PROBLEM. (X)