Service difficulty report · Potentiometer · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
March 22, 2018
Submitted
March 23, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N448QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4409
Aircraft time
13,703 hours, 14,652 cycles
Part
Potentiometer
Part number
4063300301
Condition
No Test
Location
Tiller
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

AIRCRAFT PULLED AGGRESSIVELY TO THE RIGHT DURING TAXI WITH TILLER AND RUDDER PEDALS CENTERED. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. NOSEWHEEL STEERING RVDTS WERE RIGGED, NOSEWHEEL STEERING TILLER POTENTIOMATER FAILED AN OPS TEST AND WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT. TAXIED FROM HANGAR TO GATE, NO DEFECTS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.