Service difficulty report · Steering Sys · Boeing 75723A

Difficulty date
May 25, 2016
Submitted
May 25, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N919FD
Make and model
Boeing 75723A
Aircraft serial
24636
Aircraft time
72,837 hours, 25,521 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4B3
Part
Steering Sys
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF, AFTER ENGAGING THE THRUST TILE, THE ACFT WOULD NOT HOLD CENTERLINE. REJECTED TAKEOFF 08 L CDG. BOTH THRUST LEVERS WERE ALIGNED, RUDDER & AILERON WERE CENTERED. TROUBLE SHOT IAW FIM 32-51 TASK 802 & FOUND NOSE WHEEL STEERING NOT PROPERLY RIGGED. READJUSTED NOSE WHEEL STEERING IAW AMM 32-51-00-5 & PERFORMED STEERING TEST IAW AMM 32-51-00-5, ALL TESTED OK. PERFORMED BVCU BITE TEST IAW FIM 75-32 TASK 830, PERFORMED EEC BITE TEST IAW FIM 73-21 TASK 802, PERFORMED TPU BITE TEST IAW FIM 75-32 TASK 831, FOUND NO FAULTS. LUBRICATED THE STEERING COLLAR ON THE NLG IAW AMM 12-21-12-3. PERFORMED ON BOTH MLG , A BRAKE BLEEDING PROCEDURE IAW AMM 32-41-00-2. PERFORMED AUTO THROTLE TMC 02, SERVO TEST 10 & GND TEST 30 IAW AMM 22-00-02-2, ALL TESTS PASSED & NO FAULT DETECTED. RAN BOTH ENGS TO EPR=1.7 IAW JRH ALL PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. FOR INFO EVERY EPR STEP THE THROTTLES WERE ALIGNED, 1.3, 1.5, 1.6 & 1.7.

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