What was found
PILOT REPORTED SEVERE NOSE SHIMMY ON LANDING. AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR WAS JACKED UP AND FOUND BOTH TEE EXTRUSIONS BROKEN WHICH ARE PART OF THE PRIMARY STRUCTURAL SUPPORT FOR THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TRUNNION.
- Difficulty date
- May 1, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N41SA
- Make and model
- Cessna 404CESSNA
- Aircraft serial
- 4040023
- System (JASC)
- 5343 · Fuselage, Landing Gear Attach Fittings
- Part
- Trunnion Tee
- Part number
- 521304012
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nlg
- Stage of operation
- LD
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.