Service difficulty report · Pin · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
June 26, 2020
Submitted
July 2, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N910NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31160
Aircraft time
23,875 hours, 9,919 cycles
Part
Pin
Part number
162A13101
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg Steering
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: ON LANDING ROLLOUT CREW FELT A HEAVY SHIMMY WITH UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING WHICH RESULTED IN THE FAILURE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STEERING SYSTEM. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF THE NOSE GEAR WHEEL STERRING ASSEMBLY AND DISCOVERED THE CENTER APEX PIN FOR THE TORSION LINKS WAS BROKEN AND HAD CAUSED THE TORSION LINKS TO DISCONNECT AT THE CENTER ATTACH POINT WHICH CAUSED THE LOSS OF STEERING OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT: REPLACED BROKEN TORSION LINK APEX PIN, INSTALLED NEW UPPER AND LOWER TORSION LINKS AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 32-21-31.**(CLOSED)