Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
November 23, 2012
Submitted
November 27, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N204UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
28713
Aircraft time
61,759 hours, 8,657 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Actuator
Part number
30420001
Part serial
0012A
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg Steering
Stage of operation
IN
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

MAIN GEAR STEERING EITHER MAIN GEAR AFT AXLE IS MANUALLY DISABLED, IS NOT RESPONDING TO COMMANDS, OR LOSS OF ARINC 629 BUSS INPUT FROM MAIN GEAR STEERING CONTROL UNIT. STATUS MSG-3263010 LATCHD AP MODE. DEFERRED PER MEL. MAIN GEAR STEERING ACTUATORS ARE VERIFIED LOCKED IN CENTER POSITION MAIN GEAR STEERING DEACTIVATED. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 32-53 TASK. MESSAGE WAS LATCHED AND CLEARED. NO PREVIOUS HISTORY. MESSAGE CLEARED. MAIN GEAR STEERING MESSAGE RECURRED. SUSPECT LEFT MAIN GEAR STEERING LOCKING POWER CONTROL ACTUATOR FAILED. REPLACED ACTUATOR. OPS CHECKED OK.