What was found
DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE RUDDER PEDAL ASSEMBLY CONNECTING TUBE. THE CRACK WAS APPROXIMATELY .25 INCH LONG AND LOCATED ON THE AFT SIDE OF A TUBE WELD. (REF: AC 43-16-, ALERT NR 198, JANUARY, 1995, PAGE 11.)
- Difficulty date
- January 23, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N15378
- Make and model
- Piper PA28180
- Aircraft serial
- 287305067
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Bar Assy
- Part number
- 6342003
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rudder Pedal
- Part time
- 5,774 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.