Incident: Nepal DHC6 at Jumla on Apr. 11, Nose Gear Steering Cable Snapped

By Simon Hradecky, The Aviation Herald 


9N-ABU stopped at Jumla
A Nepal Airlines Corporation de Havilland DHC-6-300 Twin Otter, registration 9N-ABU performing flight RA-718 from Jumla to Nepalgunj (Nepal) with 16 people on board, was taxiing for departure backtracking departure runway 27 when upon turning around to line up for departure the crew noticed the nose wheel steering was malfunctioning and stopped the aircraft. A snapped nose wheel steering cable was found.
The flight was cancelled, technicians were dispatched to Jumla to repair the aircraft.