What was found
(AU) PILOT LANDED AND REPORTED NOSE SHIMMY. SUBSEQUENT TEARDOWN REVEALED A BROKEN ROLL PIN SHARD WHICH HELD THE INTERNAL METERING PISTON. RIGGING, STOP BLOCK INSPECTIONS, AND PRIOR LOG BOOK ENTRIES REVEALED NO FAULTS.
- Difficulty date
- March 24, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna 208B
- System (JASC)
- 3252 · Shimmy Damper
- Part
- Roll Pin
- Part number
- NAS561P518
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Mlg
- Part time
- 1,262 hours
- Component
- Cessna · 26430902
- Stage of operation
- LD
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.