SDR 98ZZZX1088

Service difficulty report · Dampener · Cessna 525

Difficulty date
February 21, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N741CC
Make and model
Cessna 525
Aircraft serial
5250227
Part
Dampener
Part number
63430013
Condition
Seized
Location
Nlg
Part time
26 hours
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

OPERATOR REPORTED NOSE WHEEL STEERING PULLED TO THE LEFT WHEN INDICATING STRAIGHT (RUDDER PEDALS IN NEUTRAL). FOUND NOSE TIRE SEVERELY SCUFFED ON CENTERLINE OF TREAD. ATTEMPTS TO MANUALLY TURN NOSE WHEEL FOUND SHIMMY DAMPENER FROZEN IN PLACE. REPLACED NOSE TIRE AND SHIMMY DAMPENER, SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY.

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