What was found
PILOT REPORT: ON LANDING SEVERE NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY. FOUND ROLL PIN THAT SECURES PISTON TO DAMPER ROD BROKEN AT PISTON THE DAMPER ROD. REPLACED ROLL PIN AND ALL O-RINGS. OPS NORMAL ON NEXT LANDING. (K)
- Difficulty date
- January 23, 2009
- Submitted
- February 18, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N3309Y
- Make and model
- Cessna 182E
- Aircraft serial
- 18254309
- Engine
- Cont O470*
- System (JASC)
- 3252 · Shimmy Damper
- Part
- Roll Pin
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Shimmy Damper
- 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.