Service difficulty report · Control Arm · Piper PA32300

Difficulty date
August 5, 2011
Submitted
August 12, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N645BC
Make and model
Piper PA32300
Aircraft serial
327540056
Engine
Lyc IO540K1G5
Propeller
Hartzl HCC3YR
Part
Control Arm
Part number
63457003
Condition
Broken
Location
Rudder Pedal
Part time
7,502 hours
Component
Rudder Pedal
Component part number
6345911
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 REPORTED THAT THE RUDDER TRIM WAS WEAK. INVESTIGATION LED TO FINDING THE ARM ATTACH POINT ON THE RUDDER CONTROL ARM ASSY (63457-003) HAD BROKEN OFF. THE RUDDER PEDAL ASSY WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACFT AND SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE CENTER SUPPORT BRACKET (63451-000) WAS BROKEN AT THE FWD 2 ATTACH BOLTS, LEAVING ONLY THE AFT 2 BOLTS HOLDING THE SUPPORT IN PLACE. NEW PART WERE OBTAINED AND INSTALLED.

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