What was found
NOSE GEAR STARTED TO SHIMMY SEVERELY ON TAKEOFF ROLL. FOUND STEERING T-FITTING BROKEN OFF. FRACTURE OCCURRED NEXT TO WELD.
- Difficulty date
- April 23, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N201BJ
- Make and model
- Mooney M20J
- Aircraft serial
- 240010
- System (JASC)
- 3250 · Landing Gear Steering System
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 72009517
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nlg Steering
- Part time
- 5,130 hours
- Stage of operation
- TO
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- C
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.