What was found
(CAN) BALLJOINT, REF: SERVICE MANUAL, FIG 5-6 ITEMS 18 AND 19, ON LT STEERING TUBE SEPARATED WITH NUT AND COTTER PIN STILL IN PLACE RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TO NO NOSEWHEEL STEERING POSSIBLE.
- Difficulty date
- October 22, 2012
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna 172M
- Engine
- Lyc O320E2D
- System (JASC)
- 3250 · Landing Gear Steering System
- Part
- Tube
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Steering
- Part time
- 20,433 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
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