Service difficulty report · Bracket · Bombdr BD7001A10

Difficulty date
November 28, 2000
Submitted
February 1, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr BD7001A10
Part
Bracket
Condition
Damaged
Location
Spring
Part time
1,033 hours, 421 cycles
Component
Brake Pedal · 24200101
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

(CAN) DURING INSP OF BRAKE-PEDAL RETURN SPRINGS, WE NOTICED THAT SPRINGS ON RT SIDE WERE VERY LOSE, NO TENSION ON THEM. WE INVESTIGATED FURTHER TO FIND THAT DISTANCE BETWEEN SPRINGS HOLDING BRACKET & BRAKE-PEDAL POS TRANSDUCER SUPPORT WAS NOT SAME ON RT & LT SIDE OF A/C. FIG.1 ATTACHED. DISTANCE BETWEEN SPRINGS HOLDING BRACKET & THE TRANSDUCER SUPPORT IS 5.250 INCH ON LEFT SIDE & 5.813 INCH ON RT SIDE. WE VERIFIED ON A 2ND A/C OF SAME TYPE TO FIND A DIMENSION OF 5.250 ON BOTH LT & RT SIDES.WE STRONGLY SUSPECT THAT RT SPRING HOLDING BRACKET WAS NOT POSED & INST PROPERLY AT MANUFACTURE: