Service difficulty report · Arm · Piper PA28181

Difficulty date
September 19, 2025
Submitted
November 18, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3024M
Make and model
Piper PA28181
Aircraft serial
287890286
Aircraft time
2,105 hours
Part
Arm
Part number
66661000
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 200
Component
Rudder Pedal · Piper
Component part number
63459019
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

ARM ASSEMBLY - CONNECTOR (PART NUMBER 6661-000) BROKE WHERE ASSEMBLY MATES WITH THE RUDDER PEDAL ASSEMBLY (PART NUMBER 63459-019) WHILE A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE FIGHTING OVER PEDALS. ALTHOUGH THE PART FAILED BY FORCE A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE PART INDICATED THAT THE PART HAD BEEN CRACKED FOR SOME TIME. THE AREA OF THE PART THAT BROKE IS NOT EASILY ACCESSIBLE, CANNOT EASILY BE INSPECTED, AND COULD EASILY BE OVERLOOKED.

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