Service difficulty report · Spacer · Cessna 208

Difficulty date
January 28, 2015
Submitted
January 28, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208
Aircraft time
5,624 hours, 5,444 cycles
Part
Spacer
Part number
26131625
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Rudder Pedal
Part time
5,624 hours, 5,444 cycles
Component
Pedal · Cessna
Component part number
26131611
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

SPACER IS RIVETED TO RUDDER PEDAL BRACKET ITEM 18 AS INDICATED BY IPC 27-20-02, FIGURE 2, ITEM 19, AND IS SUPPOSED TO BE SIZED TO ALLOW BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER CLEVIS ITEM 21 TO FIT OVER WITH ADEQUATE CLEARANCE TO PREVENT BINDING. CLEVIS OPENING IS .250", THICKNESS OF SPACER AND BRACKET TOGETHER IS .270". INSTALLED CLEVIS WAS PRIED OPEN TO PROVIDE CLEARANCE NECESSARY. CURRENT VERSION OF SPACER IS THINNER AND TOGETHER WITH EXISTING PEDAL BRACKET IS .225" THICK. CLEVIS REPLACED WITH NEW. SB CAB32-01 ADDS RETURN SPRINGS TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BRACKET AND REQUIRES THE SAME CHANGE.

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