Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
May 29, 2019
Submitted
September 9, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48514
Aircraft time
82,972 hours, 19,957 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
ACG71305505
Part serial
SEM317
Condition
Inoperative
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

ON TAKE OFF ROLL A/C ON CENTERLINE. F/O TAKEOFF. A/C VEERED LEFT. F/O APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER BUT A/C CONTINUED TO VEER LEFT. CAPTAIN TOOK A/C APPLIED RT BRAKE TO IDLE POWER TO BRING A/C TO CENTERLINE. AFTER REJECT BOTH CAPT AND FO TESTED RUDDER STEERING ON RUNWAY A/C STEERED NORMALLY. RETURNED TO GATE FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. A/C TURNED 20 DEG-30 DEG TO LEFT OF CENTERLINE, LESS THAN 50KTS PRIOR TO REJECT. REMOVED AND INSTALLED NLG STEERING CONTROL V/V PER AMM 32-52-03-4. NLG STEERING OPS CHK GOOD.

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