What was found
SHIMMY DAMPENER ROD WAS FOUND TO HAVE CORROSION INSIDE AND OUT CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK BY THE O-RINGS. CORROSION SEEMS TO BE FROM NORMAL OPERATION. ROD WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- June 7, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N899CA
- Make and model
- Beech B99
- Aircraft serial
- U104
- System (JASC)
- 3252 · Shimmy Damper
- Part
- Rod
- Part number
- 508200208
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Shimmy Dampener
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.