SDR 96ZZZX490

Service difficulty report · Torque Tube · Cessna 402B

Difficulty date
December 21, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N53SA
Make and model
Cessna 402B
Aircraft serial
402B0591
Part
Torque Tube
Part number
51152603
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Rudder Pedal
Part time
13,008 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 A PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION, THE PILOT NOTED WHEN THE LT RUDDER PEDAL WAS PUSHED, NO CONTROL SURFACE MOVEMENT WAS NOTED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED CONTROL CABLE HAD PULLED ITS ATTACH EAR OFF OF THE TORQUE TUBE. THE INTERIOR GUST LOCK WAS INSTALLED FREEZING THE RUDDER PEDALS. NO EXTERNAL GUST LOCK WAS INSTALLED WHICH ALLOWED ALL THE WIND FORCE TO BE TRANSMITTED TO THE TORQUE TUBE. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS TO USE EXTERNAL GUST LOCKS.

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