SDR 96ZZZX2056

Service difficulty report · Rudder Bar · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
March 22, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6502H
Make and model
Cessna 152
Aircraft serial
15284171
Part
Rudder Bar
Part number
04115264
Condition
Weld Broken
Location
Pilot Rt Rudder
Part time
8,753 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.

What was found

DURING RUN-UP FOR FLIGHT, PILOT'S RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL WOULD NOT MOVE RUDDER. THE WELD ASSEMBLY OF RUDDER BAR WAS BROKEN AT ARM ASSEMBLY FOR RUDDER PEDAL. METAL FATIGUE AROUND LOWER END OF WELDED AREA. NEW PART WAS MODIFIED TO INCREASE STRENGTH.

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