SDR 99ZZZX531

Service difficulty report · Rudder Wheel · Cessna 182S

Difficulty date
January 6, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N182S
Make and model
Cessna 182S
Aircraft serial
18280193
Part
Rudder Wheel
Part number
17132691
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Part time
149 hours
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

OWNER SQUAWKED AIRCRAFT WAS NOT PRODUCING ENOUGH RT RUDDER TRIM TO CENTER THE TURN COORDINATOR BALL. THIS CONDITION WAS CORRECTED TWICE TO NO AVAIL BY POPPING THE INDICATOR PIN BACK INTO ITS GROOVE. THE CONDITION WOULD RECUR DURING NEXT FLIGHT. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, DISCOVERED RUDDER TRIM WHEEL HAD EXCESSIVE UP AND DOWN PLAY. AS A RESULT, THE SPROCKET ON THE TRIM WHEEL THAT DRIVES THE AFT TRIM SPROCKET WOULD TEND TO SKIP CAUSING THE INDICATOR TO PREMATURELY REACH ITS STOP. THIS WOULD NOT ALLOW A FULL DEFLECTION OF THE RUDDER AND INABILITY TO 'CENTER THE BALL'. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THIN WASHER WAS REMOVED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WHEEL SHAFT AND REPLACED WITH A THICK ONE ELIMINATING EXCESSIVE PLAY.

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