What was found
ON 100 HOUR INSPECTION THE ROD END BEARING ON THE NOSE GEAR STEERING ORING WAS FOUND TO BE MIGRATING OUT OF THE ROD END ASSEMBLY. IF ROD END WAS NOT REPLACED AND THE BEARING MIGRATED ALL THE WAY OUT OF THE ROD END THEN STEERING CONTROL WOULD BE LOST. THIS COULD BE POSSIBLY PREVENTED BY A SB FROM MFG, IMPLEMENTING A LARGE AREA WASHER ON THE BOTTOM OF THE ROD END OR AN EQUIVALENT FIX, THIS WOULD PREVENT THE BEARING FROM MIGRATING ALL THE WAY OUT OF THE ORING ROD END AND LOSING CONTROL OF NOSE WHEEL STEERING. THIS DISCREPANCY IS A RESULT OF NORMAL OPERATIONS, NOT A RESULT OF TOWING OR UNUSUAL OPERATIONS.