SDR USAA129806

Service difficulty report · Pulley · Boeing 727254

Difficulty date
December 17, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N914TS
Make and model
Boeing 727254
Aircraft serial
20251
Part
Pulley
Condition
Jammed
Location
Nlg Steering
Stage of operation
TX
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

FLT 6531 - LGA-DCA - AFTER LANDING NOSE STEERING INOPERATIVE FOR RIGHT TURNS. CONTROL STEERING TILLER BINDING WHEN TURNED TO RIGHT, TOWED AIRCRAFT FROM RUNWAY. CHECKED AND LUBED RUDDER STEERING SYSTEM, CHECKED STEERING CABLES AND PULLEYS FOUND PULLEY ON LEFT SIDE OF NOSE GEAR JAMMED WITH DIRT AND SAND CLEANED AND LUBED NOSE STEERING SYSTEM. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL PER MM 32-56-0. (M)