Service difficulty report · Shimmy Dampner · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
January 14, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Engine
Pwa PT6A114
Part
Shimmy Dampner
Part number
26430092C
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine Mount
Component
Cessna · 265102215
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
C, D

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

What was found

(CAN)AIRCRAFT WAS ROLLING FOR TAKEOFF WHEN PILOT OBSERVED A SEVERE NOSE SHIMMY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO HANGER. THE NOSE SHIMMY DAMPNER WAS SUSPECTED TO BE AT FAULT AND WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING. COMPANY POLICYALSO INSPECTS THE ENGINE MOUNT RING AND IN THIS CASE IT WAS FOUND CRACKED. ENGINE MOUNT RING AND SHIMMY DAMPNER WERE REPLACED.

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