Service difficulty report · Tube · Helio HT295

Difficulty date
April 23, 2013
Submitted
April 25, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N68884
Make and model
Helio HT295
Aircraft serial
1714
Aircraft time
1,835 hours
Engine
Lyc GO480*
Part
Tube
Part number
2960404180
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

ACFT TENDS TO TURN LT DURING TAXI AND TAKEOFF ROLL. MECHANIC FOUND RT STEERING BUNGEE ASSY BROKEN AND SEPARATED AT THREADED AREA AFT OF THE FORWARD HEIM BALL. THE HEIM BALL TURNS FREELY AND WAS NOT BOUND OR FROZEN. ON DISASSEMBLY OF THE STEERING BUNGEE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TUBE ASSY WAS ALSO BENT. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE STEERING BELLCRANK ASSY HAD A CRACKED WELD.

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