Service difficulty report · Tiller · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
January 26, 2012
Submitted
January 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N528FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48623
Aircraft time
47,039 hours, 8,261 cycles
Part
Tiller
Condition
Erratic
Location
Nlg Steering
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 DURING TAXI-IN NOSE TILLER STEERING BECAME ERRATIC & UNRESPONSIVE. STOPPED THE ACFT & CALLED FOR A TOW-IN. NO ALERTS & NO HYD PROBLEMS NOTED THAT WOULD EXPLAIN THE LOSS OF STEERING. PERFORMED VISUAL INSP OF THE STEERING MECHANISM AND RELATED COMPONENTS, NO TROUBLE FOUND IAW FIM 32-50. NOSE STEERING SYS, OP CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 32-50-00-0. NO 90 DAYS HISTORY. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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