Service difficulty report · Steering Unit · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
May 17, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Steering Unit
Part number
406300030
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING NORMAL LANDING, AFTER TOUCHDOWN, NOSE WHEEL CONTACT AND SPOILER DEPLOYMENT, THE ACFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT (INTO WIND), PROGRESSIVE RUDDER AND RUDDER NOSE WHEEL STEERING WAS APPLIED UNTIL FULL DEFLECTION BY BOTH PILOTS BEFORE CONTROL WAS REGAINED MORE THAN HALF WAY TOWARDS THE RUNWAY EDGE. ACFT WAS STEERED BACK TO RUNWAY CENTER LINE IN THE NORMAL WAY AND FURTHER TAXI-IN TO STAND WAS UNEVENTFUL. ATC WERE ASKED IF A GUST HAD BEEN REGISTERED DURING LANDING, THE ANSWER WAS NO THERE HAD BEEN A STEADY 10 KT WIND ALL MORNING. MOC ADVISES THEY HAD FAULT CODES "SCU" AND "SCUT". STEERING CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED.