Service difficulty report · Horn · Cessna 150G

Difficulty date
November 3, 2000
Submitted
December 18, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 150G
Aircraft time
2,912 hours
Engine
Cont O200A
Part
Horn
Part number
04310071
Condition
Bent
Location
Rt Horn
Part time
2,941 hours
Component
Rudder · Cessna · 04310043
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

(CAN) DURING ANNUAL INSP AND PER AD CF-2000-20, RUDDER CNTL SYS CLOSELY INSP. RT SIDE OF RUDDER HORN HAD NICKS ON LOWER OTBD EDGE AND CANTED UP SEVERAL DEGS. AT ROOT OF RT HORN WERE TEETH MARKS INDICATING PLIERS HAD BEEN USED TO ATTEMPT TO STRAIGHTEN HORN. ACFT HAD BEEN PAINTED 18 MONTHS PRIOR. PAINT IN TEETH MARKS INDICATING IT HAD BEEN BENT PRIOR TO PAINT. AS WELL, DEPRESSION FROM STOP BOLT HITTING STOP FLANGE IN 2 DIFFERENT SPOTS, ORIG SPOT COVERED BY PAINT. REPL HORN WITH NEW CESSNA P/N 0431007-4. FOUND THAT REQD NEW BUSHINGS (P/N NAS 74A3-004) AND NEW CLEVIS FORK END (P/N AN486-3) TO MATCH NEW P/N HORN. (X)

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