Service difficulty report · Spring · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 17, 2007
Submitted
September 21, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N168PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53174
Aircraft time
49,078 hours, 33,284 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D*
Part
Spring
Part number
49640741
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg Steering
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT REJECTED TAKEOFF AT 60 KNOTS, DURING TAKEOFF RUN THE STEERING CONTROL WAS INOPERATIVE. AT PLATFORM MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE STEERING CONTROL AND RUDDER MOVEMENT RESULTED CORRECT, SO AIRPLANE WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND DURING THE OVERNIGHT CHECK THE CENTERING SPRING OF PEDAL STEERING OVERRIDE MECHANISM WAS FOUND BROKEN, SO IT WAS REPLACED IAW MM 32-51-00 AND TESTED IAW MM 32-52-00, ALL CORRECT.

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