A B737-400 nose steering cables reported loose. Checked and deferred for cable tensioning.

Attributes
ACN	347890
Time
Date	199609
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-400
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	347890
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

FAA ramp check discovered what he thought were loose nose steering cables on aircraft. After inspection and comparing them to another B737-300 on the next gate over, it appeared that they were not as tight. There was no history of problems with nose steering at that time. I programmed for nose steering system adjustment check for the next overnight layover. It was 1 week later when they were adjusted.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-400 NOSE STEERING CABLES RPTED LOOSE. CHKED AND DEFERRED FOR CABLE TENSIONING.

Narrative: FAA RAMP CHK DISCOVERED WHAT HE THOUGHT WERE LOOSE NOSE STEERING CABLES ON ACFT. AFTER INSPECTION AND COMPARING THEM TO ANOTHER B737-300 ON THE NEXT GATE OVER, IT APPEARED THAT THEY WERE NOT AS TIGHT. THERE WAS NO HISTORY OF PROBS WITH NOSE STEERING AT THAT TIME. I PROGRAMMED FOR NOSE STEERING SYS ADJUSTMENT CHK FOR THE NEXT OVERNIGHT LAYOVER. IT WAS 1 WK LATER WHEN THEY WERE ADJUSTED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.