Service difficulty report · Tiller · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
May 25, 2010
Submitted
June 10, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N558UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26654
Aircraft time
59,272 hours, 21,878 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Tiller
Condition
Binding
Location
Nlg Steering
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

TILLER STEERING - STEERING FORCES ARE HIGH. PEDAL NWS NO RESPONSE. TILLER FORCES VERY HIGH. ADJUSTED TILLER INDICATOR AND RIG SYSTEM. DUE TO LOG 2 TILLER STEERING AND RUDDER PEDAL NWS NO RESPONSE, NEED TO ACCOMPLISH TAXI TEST. OPS NORMAL. AFTER COMPLETION OF NLG STEERING GRIPE SAFETIED QUICK DISCONNECT HANDLES.