Service difficulty report · Rudder Pedal · Cessna 182S

Difficulty date
November 22, 1999
Submitted
June 23, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N95260
Make and model
Cessna 182S
Aircraft serial
18280182
Part
Rudder Pedal
Part number
04117785
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Lt Rudder Pedal
Part time
187 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE PILOT''S LEFT RUDDER PEDAL HAS THE WRONG PART NUMBER FORWARD SHAFT INSTALLED FROM FACTORY AND IN THE PARTS BREAKDOWN. PN 0411778-5 IS TOO SHORT AND WILL SHEAR THE COTTER PIN ALLOWING SHAFT TO COME OUT. THIS WOULD CAUSE POTENTIAL LOSS OF RUDDER CONTROL. SUBMITTER STATED: TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, THE PROPER LENGTH SHAFT SHOULD BE INSTALLED: PN 0411778-6. (X)

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