What was found
DURING POSITIONING OF AIRCRAFT AT GATE, A GUST OF WIND PUSHED AIRCRAFT SIDEWAYS ON ICE, APPARENTLY OVER EXTENDING THE STEERING ACTUATOR WHICH CRACKED THE ACTUATOR HOUSING AND CAUSED FLUID LEAKAGE. REPLACED ACTUATOR.
- Difficulty date
- December 29, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N640PA
- Make and model
- Swrngn SA227AC
- Aircraft serial
- AC759B
- System (JASC)
- 3251 · Steering Unit
- Part
- Actuator
- Part number
- 2719087
- Condition
- Cracked Housing
- Location
- Nlg Steering
- Stage of operation
- TX
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.