What was found
PILOTS LT RUDDER PEDAL BROKE AT THE UPPER PEDAL SHAFT. THE PEDAL WAS FOUND BROKEN AFTER COMPLETION OF A FLIGHT. RUDDER PEDAL WAS REPLACED. INSPECTION OF THE PEDAL REVEALED WORN SHAFT ATTACHMENT HOLES.
- Difficulty date
- October 26, 2004
- Submitted
- December 3, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Beech 95B55
- Aircraft time
- 18,295 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO470L
- Propeller
- Hartzl BHCC2YF2
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Shaft
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Rudder Pedal
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.