Service difficulty report · Shimmy Dampener · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
October 15, 2020
Submitted
October 16, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N491J
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft serial
525B0186
Aircraft time
5,902 hours, 4,329 cycles
Part
Shimmy Dampener
Part number
634300110
Part serial
41810
Condition
Seized
Location
Nlg Steering
Part time
536 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UPON TAXI OUT, ATTEMPTED TO TURN FROM TAXIWAY P ONTO TAXIWAY L AND CROSS APPROACH END OF RWY 19. ABOUT 15 DEGREES INTO THE TURN THE AIRCRAFT STEERING FAILED, EVEN WITH FULL RIGHT RUDDER. IMMEDIATELY APPLIED FULL BRAKES BUT THEY ALSO FAILED. APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER TO AVOID GOING INTO THE GRASS, BUT THAT FAILED AS WELL. THEN APPLIED EMERGENCY PNEUMATIC BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT JERKED HARD LEFT (HAD FULL LT RUDDER IN) AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE RAMP. BRAKES CHECKED NORMAL DURING INITIAL TAXI, BOTH SIDES. ALL CB'S IN. ALL CHECKLISTS ACCOMPLISHED AFTER AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP.

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