Service difficulty report · Bungee · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
August 30, 2012
Submitted
September 18, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600601
Aircraft time
7,628 hours, 6,286 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW535A
Part
Bungee
Part number
556562420
Part serial
5600601
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg Steering
Part time
1,859 hours, 1,550 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE TAXIING FOR 1ST FLIGHT CREW COULD HEAR INTERMITTENT GROANING TYPE OF NOISE IN NOSE GEAR AREA WHILE MAKING LEFT, RIGHT TURNS AND HEADING STRAIGHT AHEAD. BRAKING APPEARED NORMAL AND DIDN'T EFFECT NOISE. NOSE STRUT AND TIRE LOOK NORMAL. RUDDER STEERING SEEMED NORMAL. FOUND NOSE STEERING BUNGEE ASSY. MAKING NOISE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BUNGEE ASSY. WITH A NEW UNIT OPS CHECKED SATISFACTORY, IAW CE-560E M/M 32-51-00.