Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Cubcft CC18180

Difficulty date
February 11, 2017
Submitted
February 14, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N555ZM
Make and model
Cubcft CC18180
Aircraft serial
CC190011
Aircraft time
49 hours
Engine
Lyc O360C1G
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2Y*
Part
Attach Fitting
Condition
Broken
Location
Rudder Pedal
Part time
49 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHEN RUDDER PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED PILOT NOTED IT DID NOT FEEL RIGHT. UPON INVESTIGATION DISCOVERED THAT THE OUTBOARD, RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL ATTACHMENT TAB HAD BROKEN OFF OF THE FUSELAGE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO PENETRATION OF THE WELD IN THE BASE METAL OF THE STRUCTURE.