Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
March 4, 2019
Submitted
March 5, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N650DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24390
Aircraft time
88,560 hours, 38,551 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Nlg Steering
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

SHIP 0650 -RTO- AT 50KTS, 26L, ATL, AIRCRAFT ABNORMALLY REQUIRED FULL RIGHT RUDDER TO MAINTAIN CENTERLINE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: R/R'D BOTH NOSE TIRE ASSEMBLIES PER AMM 32-45. ACCOMPLISHED NOSE GEAR STRUT SVC PER AMM 12-15. R/R'D SPRING CARTRIDGE PER AMM 32-51-08 TO STEP 10. PERFORMED FIM 32-51-00-815-802 UP TO BLOCK 4 ON INSP NLG PISTON AND STEERING CABLES THRU FULL TRAVEL W/NTF, STEERING SMOOTH IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. FOUND BOTH NLG PISTON POSITION AND STEERING CABLE TENSION LOW. ADJUSTED BOTH PER AMM 32-51-00. STEERING OPS CHECK GOOD. C/W A/B ANTI-SKID TEST PER AMM 05-51. R/R'D NOSE WHEEL STEERING ACTUATOR PER AMM 32-51. OPS LEFT. RAN ENGINES TO POWER, COMPARED THROTTLES; NO THROTTLE SPLIT FOUND PER AMM 71-00. TRANSFERRED HIGH SPEED TAXI AND TF TO LOGPAGES 5514160 AND 5514161.