What was found
CONNECTOR CLIP PULLED OPEN ALLOWING STEERING SPRING TO COME LOOSE OF TAIL WHEEL STEERING HORN RESULTING IN A LOSS OF LEFT STEERING CONTROL. (X)
- Difficulty date
- June 22, 2000
- Submitted
- July 14, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N85861
- Make and model
- Bbavia 11AC
- Aircraft serial
- 11AC284
- System (JASC)
- 3250 · Landing Gear Steering System
- Part
- Clip
- Part number
- 2609
- Condition
- Separated
- Location
- Steering Spring
- Component
- Tail Wheel · Maule
- Component part number
- SFSP8A
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.