Service difficulty report · Spring · Diamon DA40

Difficulty date
June 1, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N422DL
Make and model
Diamon DA40
Aircraft serial
42L002
Part
Spring
Condition
Loose
Location
Rudder
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

THIS HAS TO DO WITH RUDDER CENTERING BUNGEES OR SPRINGS THERE IS ONE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RUDDER. AFTER FLT, MECHANIC NOTICED SOME PARTS SETTING ON RUDDER HORN AS IF THEY HAD BEEN REMOVED AND PUT THERE, AN INSP OF RUDDER, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THEY FELL OFF JUST AS AC WAS PARKED AS ALL OF PARTS FOR BUNGEE WAS THERE. AFTER CONSULTING MAINT, PARTS ALONG WITH AC PARTS WERE REASSEMBLED USING LOCK TIGHT AS THERE IS NO LOCKING DEVICE. PNS FOUND ON RUDDER ARE: (ROD, D60-2723-00-31) (SPACER, D60-2723-00-32) (SPRING, VD-283A-10) (SPACER, D60-2723-00-33) IF THESE PARTS WOULD HAVE FALLEN OUT IN FLIGHT THIS COULD HAVE LOCKED UP THE RUDDER. SUGGEST THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF LOCKING DEVICE INSTALLED. (K)

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