Service difficulty report · Mount · Dhav DHC2MKI

Difficulty date
March 3, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC2MKI
Aircraft time
348,586 hours
Engine
Pwa R985AN14B
Propeller
Hamstd 2D30
Part
Mount
Part number
C2CF177A
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rudder Pedals
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) UPON LANDING, PILOT NOTICED THAT RUDDER PEDALS FELT LOOSE. HAD NO PROBLEM WITH TAXING AND ON THE WATER. AC WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE, INSP CARRIED OUT. CABLES WERE FOUND TO BE LOOSE. BELLY PNLS WHERE REMOVED, RUDDER BAR ASSY WAS INSPECTED. IT WAS NOTICED THAT RUDDER TUBES ON LT SIDE WERE RUBBING TOGETHER. UPON FURTHER VISUAL INSP IT WAS NOTICED THAT MOUNT ASSY P/N C2CF177A WAS PULLED AWAY FROM ITS SUPPORT TUBE. WELD THAT SECURES IT TO TUBE HAD FAILED WHICH CAUSED STRESS ON OTHER SUPPORT TUBE, CAUSED MOUNT ASSY TO CRACK, COME AWAY FROM TUBE WHICH IN TURN CAUSED SLACK IN CABLES. RUDDER BAR WAS REMOVED FROM AC, PICTURES TAKEN, BAR WAS SENT FOR REPAIRS AS NO SPARE ASSY WAS AVAILABLE. (TC NR 20060307006)