SDR 4007053

Service difficulty report · Rudder Pedal · Piagio P180

Difficulty date
February 25, 2004
Submitted
September 10, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N109MS
Make and model
Piagio P180
Aircraft serial
1008
Aircraft time
2,672 hours, 2,195 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Part
Rudder Pedal
Part number
8011540140140
Condition
Loose
Location
Cockpit
Part time
2,672 hours, 2,195 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE RUDDER PEDAL FOOT ASSEMBLIES ARE MADE UP OF A FOOT PEDAL WHICH SLIPS INTO A TUBE AND RIVETED TOGETHER WITH 6 BLIND RIVETS. (FOOT PEDAL IS OFFSET FROM THE TUBE, SO THE PEDAL WANTS TO ROTATE IN THE TUBE WHEN PUSHING FORWARD ON THE PEDAL) THE RIVETS WERE LOOSE IN BOTH PILOT'S RUDDER PEDAL ASSEMBLIES AND THE COPILOT'S RIGHT ASSEMBLY. OLD RIVETS WERE REMOVED, PARTS ASSEMBLED WITH LIGHT COAT OF STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE, AND NEW RIVETS INSTALLED AS RECOMMENDED BY TECHNICAL SUPPORT.