SDR 96ZZZX4762

Service difficulty report · Bracket · Cessna 310R

Difficulty date
August 20, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N677WC
Make and model
Cessna 310R
Aircraft serial
310R0100
Part
Bracket
Part number
081309032
Condition
Failed
Location
Rudder Control
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF RUDDER CONTROL IN-FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED SAFELY AND DELIVERED TO MAINTENANCE. INSPECTION REVEALED THE RUDDER PULLEY BRACKET L OCATED AT STA 1.67 HAD PULLED FREE FROM THE FORWARD BULKHEAD. THIS ALLOWED MISALIGNMENT OF THE CABLES ON THE PULLEYS AND ONE PULLEY , P/N MS20220-2, FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF RUDDER CONTROL. CAUSE OF THIS WAS UNDETERMINED. AS ACCESS TO THIS AREA IS VERY LIMITED, RECOMMEND INSTALLATION OF AN ACCESS PANEL BELOW THE AREA TO FACILITATE FUTURE INSPECTION.

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