Service difficulty report · Connector · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
January 23, 2003
Submitted
February 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N430JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3044
Aircraft time
19,845 hours, 17,557 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Nlg Steering
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

THE CREW ADVANCED POWER FOR TAKEOFF AND RECEIVED A NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAIL CAS MESSAGE THEN ABORTED TAKEOFF. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND CLEANED THE CANNON PLUGS ON THE BACK OF THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING MANIFOLD IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.