Service difficulty report · Lever · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
March 23, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Aircraft time
30,955 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Part
Lever
Part number
711709
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg Steering
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE FLIGHT CREW STATED THAT THE NOSE-WHEEL STEERING WAS HARD TO USE. WHEN THE AME INVESTIGATED HE DISCOVERED THAT THE LEVER ASSY WAS BROKEN ON THE NLG. NO RELATED DEFECTS WERE FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION. THE LEVER ASSY WAS REPLACED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO RELATED DEFECTS REPORTED SINCE.