What was found
CREW REPORTED STEER FAIL MSG DURING APPROACH INTO DCA. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF NOSE WHEEL STEERING PER EMB AMM, NO DEFECTS NOTED. A/C WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- August 15, 2011
- Submitted
- August 16, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N827MD
- Make and model
- Emb ERJ170100SU
- Aircraft serial
- 17000047
- Aircraft time
- 15,658 hours, 11,944 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3250 · Landing Gear Steering System
- Part
- Warning System
- Condition
- False Activation
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- AP
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- N
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.