Service difficulty report · Sleeve · Diamon DA20A1

Difficulty date
April 4, 2003
Submitted
April 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Diamon DA20A1
Aircraft time
1,571 hours
Engine
Rotax ROTAX912F3
Propeller
Hofman HOV352F
Part
Sleeve
Part number
SL24P
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Yoke Assy
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D, F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) WHEN RIGHT RUDDER WAS APPLIED TO RECOVER FROM A LEFT HAND SPIN A BANG WAS HEARD. THE PILOT FLYINGS (FROM THE RIGHT SEAT) RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL FOLDED TO THE FLOOR. SUBSTANTIAL SLACK WAS NOTED IN THE RIGHT HAND RUDDER CABLE WHERE IT MEETS THE PEDAL. THE PILOT NOT FLYINGS RUDDER PEDALS WERE NOT AFFECTED. AFTER LANDING IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT SEAT FORWARD OUTBOARD RUDDER CONTROL CABLE (P/N SF12579) HAD PULLED THROUGH THE OVAL SLEEVE AT THE RUDDER YOKE ASSEMBLY END.

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