Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 14, 2016
Submitted
March 14, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N942DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49815
Aircraft time
69,384 hours, 51,835 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Nlg Steering
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

NOSEWHEEL STEERING REQUIRES EXCESSIVE FORCE ON TAXI. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, ACFT VEERED TO THE LT AT APPROXIMATELY 80 KTS. POWER SETTING WAS EVEN AND NO TRANSWIND PRESENT. REPLACED BOTH NOSE TIRES, CHECKED SPEED BRAKES, REPLACED LT AND RT NOSE WHEEL STEERING ACTUATORS, REPLACED STEERING CONTROL VALVE AND STEERING BYPASS RELIEF VALVES, ADJUSTED CABLES. TAXIIED ACFT, CHECKED OK.

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