Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
November 12, 2004
Submitted
November 16, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N205AM
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49405
Aircraft time
40,822 hours, 26,991 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Control Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg Steering
Part time
1,388 hours, 904 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING TAXING AND TAKE OFF, AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE RT SIDE. STEERING WAS CHECKED AND WHEELS WERE TURNED .5000 INCH TO THE RT SIDE OF STEERING INDICATOR CENTER. CABLES, PULLEYS, PRESSURE TIRES AND STEERING CONTROL VALVE TRIMMING PIN, WERE CHECKED, BEING ALL CORRECT. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND STEERING CONTROL VALVE WAS REPLACED, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL SYSTEM TRIM WAS PERFORMED AND NOSE LANDING GEAR RT WHEEL WAS REPLACED, IAW MM 32-52-01, 32-51-00 AND 32-40-02, RESPECTIVELY, TESTS WERE CORRECT.

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