What was found
RUDDER RETURN SPRING ON COPILOT'S LEFT PEDAL WAS FOUND BROKEN. NO RECORD OF SPRING EVER BEING REPLACED. SUSPECT CAUSE WAS METAL FATIGUE.
- Difficulty date
- March 7, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5738G
- Make and model
- Cessna 150K
- Aircraft serial
- 15071238
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- 031019613
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Rudder Return
- Part time
- 6,130 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.