Service difficulty report · Latch · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
January 6, 2010
Submitted
March 5, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N158WA
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Aircraft serial
TC411
Part
Latch
Part number
17847
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg Steering
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED INPUT FROM THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING SYS DURING THE LANDING/TAXI PHASE FOLLOWING AN OPS CK OF THE NLG RETRACTION INDICATOR LIGHT. CONTACTED THE ON FIELD FBO AND HAD THE NWS DISABLED AND MEL`D AND THE ACFT WAS FLOWN TO FACILITY. INSP REVEALED FAILURE OF THE CONNECTOR ATTACHMENT WHICH CAUSED A PARTIAL DISCONNECTION OF ELECTRICAL SIGNALS TO THE NWS ACTUATOR. A NEW CONNECTOR ATTACHMENT WAS INSTALLED, RECONNECTED AND TESTED. THE NWS SYS WAS DETERMINED AIRWORTHY AND PUT BACK INTO SERVICE.