Service difficulty report · Mechanism · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date
September 13, 2009
Submitted
September 30, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N727TW
Make and model
Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial
30340
Aircraft time
26,154 hours, 8,787 cycles
Part
Mechanism
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Nlg Steering
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AFTER DEPARTING GATE A/C UNABLE TO TURN RIGHT, ALL HYD IND NORMAL, A/C CAN TURN LEFT. INSPECTED STEERING CABLES AND PULLEY, FOUND ALL NORMAL. REMOVED STEERING ACTUATOR COVER AND LUBRICATED ACTUATOR COMMAND MECHANISM. OPS CHECK GOOD. ETOPS CATEGORY 'E': PROBLEMS WITH SYSTEMS CRITICAL TO ETOPS.