Service difficulty report · Mount · Dhav DHC2MK1

Difficulty date
June 11, 2003
Submitted
August 18, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC2MK1
Aircraft time
34,310 hours
Engine
Pwa R985AN14B
Propeller
Hamstd 2D30
Part
Mount
Part number
C2CF1777A
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rudder Pedal
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING TAKE OFF RUDDER PEDAL MOUNT ASSY PN C2CF1777A CRACKED AT BASE OF OPERATING LEVER WELD ALLOWING THE RT RUDDER PEDAL TO DROP TO THE FLOOR, RUDDER CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE TAKE OFF ABORTED. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE AFFECTED PARTS IT WAS NOTED THAT THE WELD HAD SEPARATED CLEANLY FROM THE TUBE AND ALL WELD FILLER MATERIAL REMAINED ON THE OPERATING LEVER HALF, INDICATING POSSIBLE POOR PENETRATION OF THE ORIGINAL WELD. THIS TORQUE TUBE IS DIFFICULT TO INSPECT AT THE WELD LOCATION UNLESS THE FOOT WELL PANEL IS REMOVED TO ENABLE VIEWING FROM ABOVE. TH E SUBMITTER HAS INCORPORATED A SPECIAL IN DETAIL INSPECTION OF THE AFFECTED PART/WELD ON A REPEATATIVE BASIS.