What was found
PILOT REPORTED NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY UPON LANDING. FOUND SLIGHT AMOUNT OF PLAY IN R/H SHIMMY DAMPER. BOTH SHIMMY DAMPERS WERE REPLACED. PILOT REPORTED NO ABNORMAL SHIMMY UPON NEXT LANDING AFTER SHIMMY DAMPER REPLACEMENT.
- Difficulty date
- May 1, 2023
- Submitted
- May 22, 2023
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N870
- Make and model
- Pilats PC7
- Aircraft serial
- 607
- Aircraft time
- 1,433 hours, 1,773 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3200 · Landing Gear System
- Part
- Shimmy Dampener
- Part number
- 1144007019
- Condition
- Excess Play
- Location
- Zone 700
- Part time
- 134 hours, 186 cycles
- Component
- Shimmy Damper
- Component part number
- 1144007019
- Stage of operation
- LD
- 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.