Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
June 4, 2003
Submitted
June 5, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N622AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
054
Aircraft time
43,318 hours, 19,695 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
710TS06Y11
Part serial
188
Condition
Defective
Location
Instrument Panel
Part time
39,633 hours, 18,085 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

STEERING FAILURE - BSCU 1 FAULT ON TAXI AIRCRAFT COULD NOT BE STEERED WITH RUDDER PEDALS OR TILLER. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CAPTAINS N/W/S HAND WHEEL TRANSMITTER UNIT (1GC) IAW AMM 32-51-11-401, OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. VENDOR TEARDOWN REPORT OF NOSE WHEEL STEERING CONTROLLER S/N 188 CONFIRMED FAILURE OF UNIT. MICRO SWITCH (P/N TS116067) WAS FOUND INTERMITTENT, AND THE PLATE DRIVE, MAIN SPRING (P/N TS116022-4), AND RINGS (P/N TS116095-3) WERE FOUND WORN BEYOND LIMITS. UNIT WAS OVERHAULED PER CMM 32-51-11.

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