What was found
ON TAXI OUT NOSE WHEEL STEERING TO THE LEFT GAVE OUT. A/C BROUGHT BACK TO GATE BY SUPERTUG NO STEERING WORKING. FOUND BOLT MISSING FROM STEERING CONTROL VALVE ROD END. FOUND MISSING HARDWARE IN TUNNEL BELOW VALVE.
- Difficulty date
- June 4, 2008
- Submitted
- July 1, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N960DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49979
- Aircraft time
- 48,530 hours, 37,066 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3250 · Landing Gear Steering System
- Part
- Bolt
- Condition
- Missing
- 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.