SDR 99ZZZX2732

Service difficulty report · Arm · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
July 9, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N949SP
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S8145
Part
Arm
Part number
04113070
Condition
Misdrilled
Location
Rudder Pedal
Part time
97 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NEW CESSNA WITH 97.4 HOURS SINCE NEW. DURING FIRST PHASE 2 INSPECTION, FOUND PILOT'S AND COPILOT'S RUDDER PEDALS WERE NOT ALIGNED PARALLEL TO ONE ANOTHER. THE PILOT'S 'R' AND COPILOT'S 'L' RUDDER PEDAL MOUNT ARMS WERE MISDRILLED WHERE THEY MOUNT TO THE RUDDER PEDAL CROSS-OVER SHAFT. REPLACED BOTH ARMS WITH CORRECTELY DRILLED PARTS FROM CESSNA AND ALIGNMENT IS NOW CORRECT.

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