SDR 2002F00915

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
August 21, 2002
Submitted
October 4, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N355AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
355
Part
Control Cable
Part number
2728160
Condition
Broken
Location
Rudder
Part time
19,622 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL LOOSE CONTROL AFTER HEAVY STROKE, BELOW FUSELAGE. FOUND INBOARD RUDDER CABLE BROKEN LOCATED BETWEEN CAPTAIN SIDE QUADRANT AND THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT (LEFT SIDE). CABLE REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER MM 27-21-00. INSPECTION REVEALED PRESENCE OF METAL DEBRIS IN THE CABLE PULLEY AT FRONT CABIN AREA. (M)

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