Service difficulty report · Sensor · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
November 30, 2021
Submitted
December 1, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N195UW
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
3633
Aircraft time
42,151 hours, 16,903 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
E21336000
Part serial
16170
Condition
Fault Message
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
38,332 hours, 22,098 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
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 TAKE OFF THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO PHL, THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY INTO PHL DUE TO THE FAULT LIGHT AND A POSSIBLE NOSE WHEEL STEERING ISSUE. THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE AIRCRAFT OT STOP ON THE RUNWAY AND BE TOWED TO THE GATE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING THE CREW RESET THE BRAKE STEERING CONTROL UNIT AND THE FAULT CLEARED. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING FEEDBACK SENSOR BOX AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 32-51-19.