Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date
February 9, 2011
Submitted
February 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N707QS
Make and model
Gulstm 200
Aircraft serial
066
Aircraft time
6,176 hours, 3,701 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
2880000001
Part serial
IL039A
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg Steering
Part time
3,073 hours, 1,420 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

HEARD A MODERATELY LOUD "THUMP" SOMEWHERE BENEATH OUR FEET ON CLIMBOUT AROUND 12,000 FEET, FELT IT AS WELL. THE SOUND WAS SIMILAR TO WHEN YOU CONNECT THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING ON THE GROUND ONLY A BIT LOUDER. REMOVED NOSE STEERING CONTROL VALVE. INSTALLED A MODIFIED STEERING CONTROL VALVE. ADJUSTED FEED BACK POTENTIOMETER AS REQUIRED. CHECKED NON WHEEL STEERING FREE SWITCHING AND NOSE SHADE INFLATION. WORK PERFORMED IAW MM 32-50-00.