What was found
AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT STEER ON TAKEOFF ROLL. BRAKES INEFFECTIVE TO TURN. DISASSEMBLED NOSE GEAR TRUNNION AND FOUND UPPER ANDFROZEN. NO PROVISIONS FOR LUBRICATION AT THESE POINTS. AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURED 1982.
- Difficulty date
- April 2, 2000
- Submitted
- May 8, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N9717B
- Make and model
- Cessna 172RG
- Aircraft serial
- 172RG0987
- System (JASC)
- 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- J199740G12
- Condition
- Frozen
- Location
- Trunnion Assy
- Part time
- 1,770 hours
- Component
- Trunnionassy
- Component part number
- J4430071
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.