What was found
RIC - WHEN TURNING LEFT STEERING PRODUCED A RATCHETING SOUND WITH NO STEERING MOVEMENT UNTIL TILLER OR RUDDER PEDALS MOVED ABOUT 10 DEGREES. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED STEERING FEEDBACK POT.
- Difficulty date
- September 26, 2004
- Submitted
- September 28, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N801HK
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145
- Aircraft serial
- 145053
- Aircraft time
- 15,207 hours, 14,087 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3251 · Steering Unit
- Part
- Potentiometer
- Part number
- 1170A180001
- Part serial
- 00164
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nlg Steering
- Part time
- 15,203 hours, 15,203 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.