What was found
PILOTS REPORTED AIRCRAFT REQUIRES FULL TRIM TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT COURSE IN CRUISE. FOUND SPRING BROKEN IN CONTROL BOX UNDER FLOOR TO LEFT RUDDER CABLE LINKAGE. REPLACED RUDDER RETURN SPRING. CONTROL THEN NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- May 15, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N6317F
- Make and model
- Cessna 172N
- Aircraft serial
- 17273189
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- 03101965
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Lt Rud Return
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.