Service difficulty report · Link Assy · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
May 9, 2005
Submitted
May 13, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N753RA
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49587
Aircraft time
40,868 hours, 27,298 cycles
Part
Link Assy
Part number
3920208507
Part serial
MEC245
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg Steering
Part time
51,500 hours, 33,737 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 STRONG NOISE WHEN TURN THE STEERING AND IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO CONTROL THE TEMPERATURE IN BOTH AIR CONDITIONING PACKS IN AUTO AND MANUAL. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE, THE LINK ASSY WAS REPLACED AND SHOCK STRUT SERVICE WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 32-21-04, TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVES AND AIR CONDITIONING WATER SEPARATORS WERE REPLACED IAW MM 21-20-03 AND MM 21-20-02 RESPECTIVELY, TESTED CORRECT.

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