Service difficulty report · Rod · Cessna 182P

Difficulty date
December 2, 2005
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 182P
Aircraft time
5,509 hours
Engine
Cont O470R
Propeller
Mcauly 2A34C203
Part
Rod
Part number
07436082
Condition
Broken
Location
Rudder Pedal
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING TAXI (AFTER HARDWIND DURING THE DAY WITH THE AIRCRAFT PARKED WITH TAIL TO THE WIND), AT THE END OF THE DAY THE PILOT HAD NO CONTROL ON PEDALS FOR TAXIING. THE PILOT SIDE RT PEDAL WAS JAMMED IN PLACE. AFTER EVALUATION OF PROBLEM, FOUND A BROKEN ROD END FROM ROD ASSEMBLY 0743608-2 ON SKIN UNDER FLOOR, PILOT SIDE RT PEDAL ATTACHMENT TO RUDDER CABLE AND STEERING CONTROL BELLCRANK. THE BROKEN ROD WAS FOUND STOCKED BETWEEN RIB AND PEDAL.

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