Service difficulty report · Cable · Thrush S2RH80

Difficulty date
May 31, 2018
Submitted
June 15, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6215P
Make and model
Thrush S2RH80
Aircraft serial
H80180DC
Aircraft time
1,044 hours, 4,636 cycles
Part
Cable
Condition
Broken
Location
Rudder
Part time
1,044 hours, 4,336 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL ADJUSTMENT CHANNEL THAT CONNECTS COCKPIT RUDDER PEDAL TO RUDDER CABLE WAS FOUND BROKEN AT FWD END OF ADJUSTMENT TRACK, CAUSING THE RT RUDDER CABLE TO BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM RUDDER PEDAL. APPEARED AS THOUGH RUDDER PEDAL ADJUSTMENT PIN WAS NOT SEATED INTO ONE OF FOUR POSITION ADJUSTMENT HOLES CAUSING A SIDE LOAD ON ADJUSTMENT TRACK DURING USAGE AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF THE PART.

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