Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
August 17, 2012
Submitted
August 21, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N653CT
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120243
Aircraft time
30,598 hours, 38,771 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118A
Propeller
Hamstd 14RF9
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

CDC TO GCN; AT APPROX 80 KTS THE AC EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMAND SHARP TURN TO THE LT. POWER LEVERS WERE PLACED AT IDLE WHILE APPLYING FULL RT RUDDER HAD NO EFFECT ON DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AC. THE AC WAS 90° TO THE RUNWAY AS THE AC WAS SLIDING SIDEWAYS AT APPROX 45° DOWN THE RUNWAY. POWER LEVERS WERE IN FULL REVERSE WHILE THE AC WAS STILL ON THE PAVED SURFACE. AC DIRECTION STARTED TO TURN TO THE RT TOWARD THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP WITH THE NLG ABOUT 12’ TO 15’ FROM THE RUNWAYS. ENGINES RUNNING AT IDLE POWER; NO INDICATIONS OF MALFUNCTIONS OR WARNING LIGHTS NOTED. SMOKE DETECTOR WARNING WAS FOUND TO BE FROM DUST IN THE CABIN THAT HAD ENTERED THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM. INVESTIGATION IS OPEN.

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