Service difficulty report · Tension Spring · Cessna 172N

Difficulty date
July 5, 2020
Submitted
July 5, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1459E
Make and model
Cessna 172N
Aircraft time
7,000 hours
Engine
Lyc O320H2AD
Part
Tension Spring
Part number
03101965
Condition
Broken
Location
Rudder Pedal
Part time
7,000 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

UNUSUAL RUDDER PEDAL DEFLECTION, AIRPLANE TRIM AND CONTROL FEEL WAS NOTED. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DISCOVERED LT RUDDER TENSION SPRING WAS BROKEN AT THE AFT END THAT ATTACHES TO THE RUDDER PEDAL. ALONG WITH THE RT SPRING, THIS SPRING PROVIDES TENSION FOR THE RUDDER CABLE CONTROL SYSTEM.

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