Service difficulty report · Harness · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
December 19, 2002
Submitted
December 31, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N440JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3058
Aircraft time
18,780 hours, 16,542 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Harness
Part number
2342500000
Part serial
105
Condition
Failed
Part time
18,576 hours, 16,130 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
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

ON APPROACH, THE CREW RECEIVED A NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAIL CAS MESSAGE AS WELL AS A PROXY SYSTEM FAIL AND PROXY BYPASS FAIL ON THE SYSTEM PAGE. THE CREW EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH AND CALLED MAINTENANCE CONTROL AND THE MESSAGES CLEARED. DURING THE SECOND APPROACH, THE CREW AGAIN RECEIVED THE SAME MESSAGES, THE CREW COMPLIED WITH THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND THE MESSAGES CLEARED. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND FLIGHT 4106 LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE NOSE WHEEL ELECTRICAL HARNESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.