What was found
DURING PREFLIGHT PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE RUDDER, FOUND NOSE STEERING BUNGEE/SPRING ASSY SEIZED. REPLACED ASSY AND FUNCTIONAL CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- November 30, 2011
- Submitted
- December 1, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- RJWR390K
Wipaire Inc - Aircraft
- N1265U
- Make and model
- Cessna 208
- Aircraft serial
- 20800375
- Aircraft time
- 586 hours, 300 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3250 · Landing Gear Steering System
- Part
- Bungee
- Part number
- 26430651
- Condition
- Seized
- Location
- Nlg Steering
- Part time
- 586 hours, 300 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.