Service difficulty report · Lever · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
October 20, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Aircraft time
42,188 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Part
Lever
Part number
711599
Condition
Broken
Location
Steering
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING TURN AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, CREW HEARD A THUMP. MAINTENANCE FOUND STEERING LEVER P/N 71-159-9 BROKEN. STEERING LEVER REPLACED, AND STEERING TRAVEL LIMITS VERIFIED IAW DHC6 MM. FLEET INSPECTION ALREADY GENERATED BY SDR 20151019002 WILL BE MODIFIED TO INCLUDE A VERIFICATION OF TRAVEL LIMITS IAW MM.