What was found
COPILOT RUDDER PEDAL TORQUE TUBE BASE SHOWS MOVEMENT WHEN FORCE IS APPLIED TO THE RUDDER PEDALS ON THE COPILOT SIDE. AN ABNORMAL SOUND IS HEARD AND THE MOUNTING HARDWARE APPEARS TO BE LOOSE.
- Difficulty date
- December 14, 2017
- Submitted
- December 18, 2017
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N386QS
- Make and model
- Emb EMB505
- Aircraft serial
- 50500309
- Aircraft time
- 1,822 hours, 1,406 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Torque Tube
- Part number
- 50514960533
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Rudder Pedal
- Part time
- 1,822 hours, 1,406 cycles
- 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.