Service difficulty report · Harness · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
March 10, 2001
Submitted
March 26, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N434JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3051
Aircraft time
14,809 hours, 13,186 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Harness
Part number
2342500000
Part serial
094
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg Steering
Part time
14,809 hours, 13,186 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AFTER TAKING THE RUNWAY FLIGHT 4168 RECEIVED A PROXIMITY SYSTEM FAIL WARNING MESSAGE. THE FLIGHT CREW THEN CLEARED THE RUNWAY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FERRIED THE AIRCRAFT TO CAK FOR REPAIRS. UPON APPROACH TO CAK FLIGHT 9423 RECEIVED A NOSE WHEEL STEERING WARNING MESSAGE UPON LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR. THE FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED A MISSED APPROACH TO COMPLETE THE CHECKLIST AND THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND WAS SHUTDOWN ON THE RUNWAY AND WAS TOWED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE NOSE GEAR ELECTRICAL HARNESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-20-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE COMPLETED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.