Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
January 19, 2011
Submitted
January 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N278AY
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
0388
Part
Gearbox
Condition
Misrigged
Location
Nlg Steering
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
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

FLT 728. AFTER NORMAL LANDING, WHEN THE FLIGHT ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF THE RUNWAY, THE CREW FELT A SHUDDERING THROUGH THE AIRCRAFT. ALSO, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO GO STRAIGHT AS THE CREW WAS MAKING THE ATTEMPT TO TURN. THE CREW STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAITED FOR A TOW TO THE GATE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BSCU AND SENSORS 3GC, AND 4GC. THE FAULT WAS STILL PRESENT. MAINTENANCE THEN RIGGED THE RIGHT SENSOR GEARBOX. THE NOSE WHELL STEERING DATA CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY. THE ORIGINAL BSCU WAS RE-INSTALLED.

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