What was found
NOSE GEAR STEERING BELLCRANK BUSHINGS WERE CORRODED IN WHEELWELL AREA. SYMPTOMS WERE STIFF RUDDER PEDALS. BUSHINGS AND SHAFT, P/N 47080-000, WERE REPLACED. BUSHINGS HAVE NO GREASE ZERK, BUT SHOWED SIGNS OF PREVIOUS LUBRICATION.
- Difficulty date
- January 21, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- CTYR019D
Executive Air Taxi Corporation - Aircraft
- N112BL
- Make and model
- Piper PA31T
- Aircraft serial
- 31T7720037
- System (JASC)
- 3250 · Landing Gear Steering System
- Part
- Bushing
- Part number
- 2073743
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Nlg Steering
- Component
- 4713400
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.