Service difficulty report · Steering Sys · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date
February 27, 2006
Submitted
March 1, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N164AW
Make and model
Boeing 73733A
Aircraft serial
23625
Aircraft time
61,769 hours, 43,089 cycles
Part
Steering Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

PHX - ABORTED TAKEOFF - FLT 206 - DURING TAKEOFF CREW REPORTED THAT WITH ENGINE POWER EVEN AND STABLE, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO LEFT. RIGHT RUDDER INPUT WAS NOT EFFECTIVE. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO VEER LEFT. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AT 50 KNOTS. RETURNED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MAINTENANCE PLACED THE RUDDER PEDAL NOSE WHEEL STEERING SYSTEM ON MEL. IN PHX, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NWS CABLES MWSB AND NWSA OUT OF RIG. ADJUSTED CABLES IAW BOEING 737-300 MM 32-51-00-5. NOSE WHEEL STEERING OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND DEFERRAL WAS CLEARED.

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