Service difficulty report · Cable · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
June 7, 2018
Submitted
June 7, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N620FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48791
Aircraft time
59,090 hours, 14,780 cycles
Part
Cable
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Nlg Steering
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

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON SIN RW 20C AND FOUND RUDDER PEDALS NOT CONNECTED TO STEERING. REJECTED AT LESS THAN 60 KTS AND RETURN TO GATE. TROUBLESHOOT FOUND STEERING FOLLOW UP CABLE OUT OF RIG, CARRIED OUT TENSION ADJUSTMENT OF STEERING FOLLOW UP CABLES PER AMM 32-50-00-5. PERFORMED STEERING COLLAR RANGE OF MOVEMENT AND STEERING RESPONSE TIME PER AMM 32-50-00-5 ALL FOUND WITHIN LIMITS.

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