What was found
PILOT'S LEFT OUTBOARD RUDDER CABLE BROKE AT NICOPRESS FITTING. WITH RUDDER PEDALS ADJUSTSED FULL FORWARD POSITION, S-TUBE MAKES CONTACT WITH NICOPRESS FITTING. S-TUBE WORE THROUGH THE CABLE. AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE GROUND.
- Difficulty date
- August 12, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N402KT
- Make and model
- Diamon DA20A1
- Aircraft serial
- 10039
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Control Cable
- Part number
- 2027200100
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Pilot Lt Rudder
- Part time
- 766 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.