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A DC8-73F on takeoff roll rejected takeoff at 40 KTS due to nosewheel steering problem caused by an over-svced nose gear strut.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 493109 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200011 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-8 70 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 6950 flight time type : 1325 |
| ASRS Report | 493109 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : person 5 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : testing |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Rejected takeoff at 40 KTS runway 21R at dtw. Taxied back to blocks. Maintenance determined that poor nosewheel steering causing rejected takeoff was due to over-servicing of nose strut. Strut problem was fixed, logbook cleared with next takeoff attempt normal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC8-73F ON TKOF ROLL REJECTED TKOF AT 40 KTS DUE TO NOSEWHEEL STEERING PROB CAUSED BY AN OVER-SVCED NOSE GEAR STRUT.
Narrative: REJECTED TKOF AT 40 KTS RWY 21R AT DTW. TAXIED BACK TO BLOCKS. MAINT DETERMINED THAT POOR NOSEWHEEL STEERING CAUSING REJECTED TKOF WAS DUE TO OVER-SVCING OF NOSE STRUT. STRUT PROB WAS FIXED, LOGBOOK CLRED WITH NEXT TKOF ATTEMPT NORMAL.
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.