Service difficulty report · Valve · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 14, 2005
Submitted
October 17, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N158PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49761
Aircraft time
46,612 hours, 32,185 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
59142965507
Part serial
DEC0044
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg Steering
Part time
26,824 hours, 16,337 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN THE NOSE GEAR STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, NOT REACHING 74 DGS OF TURN. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING HYDRAULIC CONTROL VALVE WAS ADJUSTED IAW MM 32-52-01 AND THE STEERING WHEELS WERE CHECKED IAW MM 32-50-00. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING HYDRAULIC CONTROL VALVE WAS REPLACED AND TRIMMED. DUE TO FAILURE CONTINUED, THE SEQUENCE GEAR VALVE, STEERING ACTUATORS AND BYPASS VALVE WERE REPLACED. THE STEERING AND NOSE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION/RETRACTION TESTS WERE PERFORMED IAW MM 32-50-00 AND MM 32-30-00 RESPECTIVELY, BEING CORRECT.

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