What was found
DURING A LANDING, PILOT NOTICED TAIL WHEEL HAD A VIBRATION. INSPECTION REVEALED THE TAIL WHEEL RT CONTROL CABLE HAD BROKEN AT THE AFT SWAGED END.
- Difficulty date
- March 19, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N714HE
- Make and model
- Cessna A185F
- Aircraft serial
- 18504396
- System (JASC)
- 3250 · Landing Gear Steering System
- Part
- Control Cable
- Part number
- 0760135106
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Tail Wheel
- Part time
- 890 hours
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.