Service difficulty report · Valve · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
May 17, 2009
Submitted
June 16, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft time
31,968 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Propeller
Mcauly 4HFR34C652
Part
Valve
Part number
350501
Condition
Stuck
Location
Nlg Steering
Stage of operation
LD
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

(CAN) DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, FLIGHT CREW ATEMPTED TO STEER ACFT USING NOSE WHEEL STEERING WHICH WAS UNRESPONSIVE. NOSE STEERING SYS INDICATED NO FAULTS AND ALL REQUIRMENTS NEEDED FOR NOSE STEERING FUNCTION WERE OBTAINED (IE GEAR DOWN, NWS ARMED, ETC). NOSE WHEEL JUST WOULD NOT STEER AS COMMANDED. ACFT WAS FLOWN ON A FERRY PERMIT TO BASE FOR REPAIRS WHERE MX DISCOVERED ARMING VALVE (PART OF THE NWS MANIFOLD) WAS NOT OPENING ALLOWING HYD FLIUD TO NOSE STEERING ACTUATOR FOR STEERING. THIS MODE OF FAILURE WILL NOT ADVISE FLIGHT CREW OF A FAILURE OF NOSE STEERING SYS. MX REPLACED THE NWS MANIFOLD AS THE ARMING VALVE IS INTERGRAL TO THIS MANIFOLD AND TESTED THE NWS SYSTEM WITHOUT ANY FURTHER FAULTS. TOTAL TIME ON THE ARMING VALVE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED AS THIS COMPONENT IS ON CONDITION.