Service difficulty report · Rod · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 17, 2000
Submitted
April 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49583
Aircraft time
33,081 hours, 28,072 cycles
Part
Rod
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg Steering
Component
Actuator
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

NOSE WHEEL STEERING INOP IN EITHER DIRECTION. GOOD HYD PRESS ON BOTH SIDES. A COUPLE LOUD POPS WERE HEARD FROM NOSE GEAR AREA DURING GEAR EXTENSION. NOSE WHEEL STEERING WORKED ON LANDING ROLLOUT THEN QUIT CLEARING RUNWAY. ACTUATOR ROD BROKEN. REPLACED SAME.

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