Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Casa C212CC

Difficulty date
July 20, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Casa C212CC
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
CA248003
Condition
Worn
Location
Steering
Part time
4,920 hours
Stage of operation
LD
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) UPON LANDING, A NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY DEVELOPED ALLOWING THE NOSE GEAR TO MAKE A SHARP RIGHT TURN BEYOND NORMAL STEERING LIMITS. THIS IN TURN ALLOWED THE STEERING RAM TO EXTEND TO THE END OF THE ACTUATOR, BREAKING OFF THE END OF THE ACTUATOR RESULTING IN HYDRAULIC POWER LOSS TO STEERING SYSTEM. THE PRESELECTOR VALVE, ACTUATOR, AND STEERING CABLES WERE REPLACED. SYSTEM THEN FUNCTIONED NORMALLY.