What was found
AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, DURING TAXING THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING WAS OUT OF SERVICE. MX PERSONNEL DETECTED THE BYPASS VALVE STUCK; SO THE VALVE ASSY WAS LUBRICATED IAW MM 31-51-00, ALL TESTED CORRECT.
- Difficulty date
- January 25, 2013
- Submitted
- March 7, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N858AM
- Make and model
- Boeing 7378Q8
- Aircraft serial
- 30671
- Aircraft time
- 36,150 hours, 12,455 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3250 · Landing Gear Steering System
- Part
- Bypass Valve
- Condition
- Lack Of Lube
- Location
- Nlg Steering
- 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.