Service difficulty report · Bungee Cylinder · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
March 5, 2003
Submitted
March 25, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
9,942 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Bungee Cylinder
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg Steering
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) NOSE GEAR STEERING FAILED DURING TAXI . THE CREW EXPERIENCED A (THUMP) IN THE RUDDER / STEERING SYSTEM. AFTER THE (THUMP) THE CREW WAS UNABLE TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT IN A STRAIGHT LINE. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR STEERING SPRING BUNGEE ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED. FAILURE OCURRED IN THE SPRING CLIP RETAINING SLOT AREA. SB 2220 DEALS WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS OPERATORSHALL INITIATE ADDITIONAL INSPECTIONS TO PREVENT REPEAT OCCURENCES.