SDR 4046

Service difficulty report · Rudder Pedal · Piagio P180

Difficulty date
September 10, 2004
Submitted
September 10, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N122PA
Make and model
Piagio P180
Aircraft serial
1038
Aircraft time
453 hours, 468 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Part
Rudder Pedal
Part number
8011540140102
Condition
Loose
Location
Cockpit
Part time
453 hours, 568 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 AND BOTH COPILOT'S RUDDER PEDAL ASSEMBLIES. TO REPAIR: OLD RIVETS WERE REMOVED, PARTS ASSEMBLED WITH LIGHT COAT OF STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE, AND NEW RIVETS INSTALLED AS RECOMMENDED BY TECHNICAL SUPPORT.