What was found
(CAN) SHIMMY DAMPENER BARREL END ENTIRELY BROKE OFF AT CIRCLIP GROOVE. ALL FLUID LOST,CIRCLIP MISSING, BROKEN PIECE MISSING. NO EVIDENCE OF PRIOR OVERSTEER.
- Difficulty date
- July 19, 2004
- Submitted
- February 3, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna 208B
- Aircraft time
- 5,409 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A114A
- Propeller
- Mcauly 3GFR34C703
- System (JASC)
- 3252 · Shimmy Damper
- Part
- Shimmy Dampener
- Part number
- 26430096
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Mlg
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.