Service difficulty report · Pin · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
May 26, 2018
Submitted
May 30, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N395HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1469
Aircraft time
20,344 hours, 3,122 cycles
Part
Pin
Condition
Broken
Location
Selector Valve
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHEN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED FOR FINAL, ECAM WHEEL, NLG STEERING FAULT. WHEEL PAGE DISPLAYED NLG STEERING. AFTER LANDING UNABLE TO STEER ACFT TO EXIT RUNWAY. SELECTOR VALVE FOR NLG STEERING 5113GC, BSCU 3GG, CLASS 1 HARD FAULT. TROUBLESHOT IAW AMM TSM 32-50-00-810-809-A, NOT OK, BITE OF BSCU FAULTED SELECTOR VALVE CONTROL, IAW AMM 32-46-00-740-801. REMOVED THE SELECTOR VALVE IAW AMM 32-51-53-000-801. A FOUND A BROKEN PIN, PULLED AND COLLARD ASSOCIATED CIRCUIT BREAKERS U37-722VU, G62-742VU, AND HYDRAULIC SYSTEM DEPRESSURIZED. R & R THE HYDRAULIC BLOCK, NWS IAW AMM 32-51-21. OK FOR SERVICE.

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