SDR CA130319003

Service difficulty report · Steering Sys · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date: March 19, 2013
Submitted: September 14, 2015
Operation: General aviation
Make and model: Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft time: 4,277 hours
Engine: Pwc PW150A
Propeller: Rotol CR4086123F17
System (JASC): 3250 · Landing Gear Steering System
Part: Steering Sys
Condition: Erratic
Location: Nlg
Stage of operation: TX
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) FLIGHT CREW FROM ACFT, SN 4372, REPORTED PERSISTENT ERRATIC STEERING. MAINTENANCE CREW OF ACFT, SN 4372 REPORTED DURING PUSH FROM THE GATE THAT THE STEERING SYS WAS ARMED AND THE NOSE WHEEL TURNED IMMEDIATELY HARD LT, APPROXIMATELY 70 DEGREES, FLIGHT WAS CANCELLED. NWS FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN ANNUNCIATED.