Service difficulty report · Steering Sys · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
October 28, 2010
Submitted
November 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N685BA
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC685
Aircraft time
30,000 hours, 41,737 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE331*
Part
Steering Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg
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

AFTER LANDING ROLLOUT AND AT APPROX TAXI SPEED, THE PILOT ENGAGED THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING SYS AND IMMEDIATELY ENCOUNTERED AN UNCOMMANDED HARD LT TURN. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE ACFT WITH ONLY THE NOSE WHEEL OFF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE ACFT WAS PUSHED BACK ON THE RUNWAY AND TOWED TO MX. THE HYD MULE WAS CONNECTED TO THE ACFT AND THE NOSE WHEEL SYS ACTIVATED WHICH OPERATED NORMALLY. THE WIRING HARNESSES AND CONNECTOR PINS AND SOCKETS WERE INDIVIDUALLY CHECKED WITH NO PROBLEMS NOTED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. MX WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE AT THIS TIME.