Service difficulty report · Tiller · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
November 24, 2001
Submitted
February 5, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N430JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3044
Aircraft time
16,788 hours, 15,024 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Tiller
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
LD
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

UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WENT TO THE RIGHT. BEFORE THE CREW COULD CORRECT THE DIRECTION, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A LANDING LIGHT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE EXTERIOR OF THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND NO DAMAGE, MAINTENANCE THEN INSPECTED THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING AND ADJUSTED THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING TILLER 5 DEGREES IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.