Service difficulty report · Valve · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
September 14, 2004
Submitted
September 21, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N753RA
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49587
Aircraft time
38,825 hours, 25,949 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Valve
Part number
59142965509
Part serial
EFS14829
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg Steering
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
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

AFTER LANDING, DURING TAXI, AIRCRAFT WAS NOT TURNED TO RT SIDE, BEING NECESSARY TO USE A TRUCK TO SEND THE AIRCRAFT TO PLATFORM. DURING MAINTENANCE REVISION, THE STEERING CABLE WAS DETECTED WITH DAMAGE. THE CABLE 268 WAS BROKEN. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE, CABLE 268 WAS REPLACED AND ADJUSTED IAW MM 32-51-03, TEST CORRECT. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE, STEERING CABLE 123D, BOTH NOSE LANDING WEAR WHEELS AND STEERING VALVE WERE REPLACED IAW MM 32-51-00, 32-40-02 AND 32-52-01, RESPECTIVELY, TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 32-52-00, ALL CORRECT.

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