Service difficulty report · Support · Piper PA28181

Difficulty date
October 12, 2007
Submitted
January 15, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4146R
Make and model
Piper PA28181
Aircraft serial
2843160
Engine
Lyc O360*
Part
Support
Part number
63451000
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rudder Bar
Part time
5,820 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

FOUND CRACKED AFT ZEE ASSY PN 62664-000. THE ZEE ASSY IS RIVETED TO THE TOP FWD END OF TUNNEL PLATE PN 62601-003 AND AS AN ATTACHMENT POINT FOR THE RUDDER BAR SUPPORT ASSY PN 63451-000 USING 4 STANDARD AN3-4A BOLTS, WHICH ARE SECURED THROUGH NUTPLATES THAT ARE RIVETED ON BOTH FORE AND AFT ZEE ASSEMBLIES. CRACKING POSSIBLY CAUSED BY LOOSENESS IN TOE BRAKE SUPPORT BRACKETS PN 63468-000 ON BOTH PILOT AND CO-PILOTS SIDE. THE STANDARD AN3-13A BOLTS USED TO ATTACH THESE TOE BRAKE SUPPORT BRACKETS LOOSEN OVER TIME AND CAUSE LOSS OF SUPPORT TO THE RUDDER PEDAL BAR ASSY PN 63420-000. EXCESS MOVEMENT IN RUDDER BAR SUPPORT ASSY. THIS FLEXING TRANSFERS DOWN TO THE ZEE ASSEMBLIES CAUSING METAL FATIGUE AND SUBSEQUENT CR

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