Service difficulty report · Servo Valve · Swrngn SA226AT

Difficulty date
December 27, 1999
Submitted
January 22, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Swrngn SA226AT
Aircraft time
16,150 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110
Part
Servo Valve
Part number
3505051
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Nlg Steering
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT PULLED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT WHEN THE PILOT RELEASED THE NOSE GEAR STEERING BUTTON. AFTER TAKE OFF, THE CREW SELECTED GEAR UP AND THE NOSE GEAR IN TRANSIT LIGHT STAYED LIT. AN ATTEMPT TO LOWER THE GEAR NORMALLY AND USING THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION FAILED TO EXTINGUISH THE IN TRANSIT LIGHT AND THE NOSE GEAR STAYED IN THE WHEEL WELL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED. MAINTENANCE TRACED THE PROBLEM TO THE NOSE GEAR STEERING SERVO VALVE.