What was found
CAP IS CRACKED ON PORT SIDE. CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. MANFACTURE CAP FROM SOLID BLOCK OF MATERIAL INSTAD OF CASTING PART. (K) (REF: 195920/JMG)
- Difficulty date
- May 25, 2005
- Submitted
- June 30, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Doug MD900
- System (JASC)
- 3252 · Shimmy Damper
- Part
- Cap
- Part number
- 39143567
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Shimmy Damper
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.