What was found
(CAN) DURING A WALK AROUND, THE STUDENT PILOT NOTED THE SHIMMY DAMPENER AT AN AWKWARD ANGLE. THE SHAFT WAS BROKEN NEXT TO THE ROD END. NO OTHER VISIBLE DAMAGE WAS EVIDENT. THE PART WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- November 13, 2013
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA34200T
- Aircraft time
- 3,683 hours
- Engine
- Cont TSIO360E
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Shimmy Dampener
- Part number
- 6801400
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nlg
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.