What was found
PILOT REPORTED A VIOLENT NOSE SHIMMY ON LANDING. THE LINK STUD ON THE SPACER ASSEMBLY P/N ES10119 HAD BROKEN CAUSING THE STEERING ACTUATOR TO NO LONGER BE ATTACHED TO THE NOSE COLLAR.
- Difficulty date
- April 19, 2007
- Submitted
- April 20, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N518TM
- Make and model
- Gulstm 500B
- Aircraft serial
- 500B99526
- Aircraft time
- 9,110 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5340 · Fuselage Main, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Spacer
- Part number
- ES10119
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nlg Steering Act
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.