SDR RRXA010014

Service difficulty report · Accumulator · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 28, 2001
Submitted
March 13, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46047
Aircraft time
88,987 hours, 28,635 cycles
Part
Accumulator
Condition
Low
Location
Nlg Steering
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C, D

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF ROLL AIRPLANE YAWED TO THE LEFT UNCONTROLLABLE, ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE EQUAL AND THROTTLES ALIGNED MAX SPEED WAS 70 KNOTS F/O HAD FULL RIGHT RUDDER APPLIED. INSPECTED NOSE GEAR FOUND FWD ACCUMALTOR LOW NOSE STEERING SERVICED FWD NOSE STEERING ACCUMALTOR TO 500 PSI IAW M/M CH 32-52-0. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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