What was found
PILOT SIDE LEFT RUDDER PEDAL COLLAPSED IN FLIGHT. SAFECOM FILED. APPEARS THAT TORQUE TUBE MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY MAINTENANCE WHEN BUSHING WAS INSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- May 1, 2001
- Submitted
- May 1, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N9497R
- Make and model
- Cessna U206G
- Aircraft serial
- U20606876
- Engine
- Cont IO520*
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Rudder Bar
- Part number
- 12604567
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Rudder Pedals
- Part time
- 3,102 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.