Service difficulty report · Connector · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
February 23, 2017
Submitted
March 22, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N652FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
735
Aircraft time
32,324 hours, 17,190 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Damaged
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 ROLLOUT, THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING ALMOST FROZEN IN A SMALL, APPROX 10 DEGREE RANGE NEAR CENTER. USED DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING TO CLEAR RUNWAY. NO OTHER INDICATIONS OR ADVERSE FACTORS. TOWED TO THE GATE. THE ACFT HAS LESS THAN 10 DEGREES OF TILLER MOVEMENT BEFORE IT STOPS. CABLES AND LINKAGE APPEAR TO BE FREE FROM DEFECTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NLG STEERING CONTROL ACTUATOR. FAILED OPS CHECK. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF NLG STEERING, WITH NO HELP. NOSE STEERING STILL FAILS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. WHILE TRYING TO FIND 28 VOLTS ON THE STEERING SELECTOR VALVE 3GC, THE 28 VOLTS ON PIN A WAS INTERMITTENT, DURING FURTHER INSPECTION, FOUND A WIRE ON BACK SIDE OF THE CONNECTOR TO VALVE 3GC WAS BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CONNECTOR 3GC, OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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