SDR 95ZZZX6446

Service difficulty report · Master Cylinder · Piper PA28161

Difficulty date
October 30, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6909T
Make and model
Piper PA28161
Aircraft serial
288516049
Part
Master Cylinder
Part number
1030
Condition
Failed
Location
Pilot Rt Brake
Part time
1,500 hours
Component
Parkerhanfin
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.

What was found

STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL BROKE (ON START-UP). CHECKED TO FIND THE RIGHT PILOT'S MASTER CYLINDER HAD BROKEN. ALL HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS GONE AND RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL WAS AT 90 DEGREE ANGLE. THE PISTON ROD HAD COME OUT OF THE UNIT BECAUSE OF A BROKEN SNAP RING.

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