What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: STEERING TILLER FELL OFF AFTER TAKE OFF. EMERGENCY DECLARED; FLIGHT RETURNED TO CLT LANDING SAFELY. MAINTENANCE TIGHTENED TILLER BOLT PER AMM 32-51-41.
- Difficulty date
- June 30, 2023
- Submitted
- July 3, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N992AN
- Make and model
- Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial
- 31071
- Aircraft time
- 41,165 hours, 17,206 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3250 · Landing Gear Steering System
- Part
- Tiller
- Part number
- UNKNOWN
- Condition
- Out Of Position
- Location
- Zone 200 - Fuse
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.