Service difficulty report · Lock Pin · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
August 17, 2008
Submitted
May 13, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N983QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500083
Aircraft time
8,946 hours, 5,655 cycles
Part
Lock Pin
Part number
315381
Part serial
1276
Condition
Missing
Location
Nlg
Part time
152 hours
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

SEVERE NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY OCCURRED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT APPROX 60 KNOTS REQUIRING AN ABORT. WAS ABLE TO CLEAR RUNWAY USING DIFFERENTIAL POWER AND BRAKING, BUT TILLER SPINS 360 DEGREES AS IF IT IS SPINNNG ON THE SHAFT. T/S AND INSPECTED NOSE GEAR AND TIRES NO DEFECTS, REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH NOSE TIRES WITH OVERHAULED ASSEMBLIES, PERFORMED PART OF NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY CHECKLIST, FOUND TILLER PIN MISSING INSTALLED NEW TILLER LOCK PIN AND OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD. DATA REF: MM 32-41-01, RT WHEEL, NOSE (CE-X & CE-68 3-1538-1,SN 1023, TIME 152.1 CYCLES 94.0 OVERHAULED

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