Service difficulty report · Wire · Swrngn SA226AT

Difficulty date
October 2, 2003
Submitted
October 15, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA226AT
Aircraft time
21,636 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UA
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN2
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg Steering
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) FLT LANDING, ONCE DECELERATED TO 60 KNOTS NOSE WHEEL STEERING WAS ARMED, RESULTING IN AN UN-COMANDED FULL AUTHORITY LT TURN CAUSING A/C TO LEAVE RUNWAY. A/C WAS TAXIED OUT ON IT OWN POWER, AFTER INSP FERRIED ON FLIGHT PERMIT FOR MORE STRUCTURAL INSP AND REPAIR OF NOSE WHEEL STEERING SYS. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS FOUND. TEST AND INSP OF NOSE WHEEL STEERING SYS REVEALED TINY SINGLE STRAND OF WIRE INSIDE THE HARNESS SIDE OF CONNECTOR FOR THE SERVO VALVE. STRAND OF WIRE WAS REMOVED, SYS TESTED AND A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.COMPANY POLICY OF THE USE OF NOSE WHEEL STEERING HAS BEEN CHANGED TO: UNLESS EXTENUATION CIRCUMSTANCES THE USE OF NOSE WHEEL STEERING IS LIMITED TO SPEEDS UNDER10 KNOTS.