Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
September 15, 2002
Submitted
September 19, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3056
Aircraft time
18,213 hours, 15,961 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Control Unit
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg Steering
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

DURING LANDING, FLIGHT 4180 EXPERIENCED A NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAIL CAS MESSAGE AND EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND TURNED OFF THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING AND ANTI-SKID. FLIGHT 4180 THEN LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND RERACKED THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING CONTROL UNIT THEN PERFORMED TAXI CHECKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-00-00. THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED DURING THESE OPERATIONAL CHECKS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.