Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
June 1, 2021
Submitted
June 1, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N910FD
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Aircraft serial
25054
Aircraft time
58,507 hours, 22,676 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Tangled
Location
Nlg Steering
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

TILLER BINDING WHEN USED TO TURN. WHEN USING PEDALS, NOSE WHEEL DOES NOT RESPOND. STEERING RT, WHEN APPLYING LT RUDDER, TOOK NEARLY FULL DEFLECTION LT BEFORE NLG CAUGHT & STARTED A SEMI VIOLENT LT TURN. IAW AMM 32-51-00-5-3. CHECKED CABLE TENSION NGPPA, NGPPB, NWSA & NWSB, ALL TENSIONS CORRECT. CABLES NGPPA & NGPPB BINDING. CHECKED NGPPA & NGPPB CABLES ROUTING, & FOUND ALL CABLES ARE TANGLE INSIDE NLG TRUNNION PIN. DISCONNECTED NWSA, NWSB, NGPPA & GPPA, INSPECTED CABLES. NO DEFECTS. REINSTALLED CONTROL CABLES IAW AMM 20-10-03-4. PERFORMED CABLE TENSION IAW AMM 32-51-00-5-3. PERFORMED NLG STEERING ADJ/TEST IAW MM 32-51-00-5-3. STEERING SYSTEM NORMAL. PERFORMED TAXI CHECK PER JRH, ALL TEST PASSED.