What was found
(CAN) PILOT REPORTED LACK OF NOSE WHEEL STEERING CONTROL. UPON INSPECTION, THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING SHAFT WAS FOUND CRACKED LONGITUDINALLY BETWEEN BOLT HOLES.
- Difficulty date
- September 22, 2003
- Submitted
- October 15, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA42
- Aircraft time
- 8,682 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A41
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCB3TN3
- System (JASC)
- 3250 · Landing Gear Steering System
- Part
- Shaft
- Part number
- 70933003
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nlg Steering
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.