What was found
PILOT FELT A YAW ON APPROACH, AND AFTER CONFIRMING A YAW HARDOVER, SWITCHED OFF AUX HYDRAULICS, AND CONTINUED TO LAND. ON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PEDAL DAMPER WAS LEAKING EXCESSIVELY DUE TO A BROKEN BOLT AND CAP.
- Difficulty date
- May 5, 2006
- Submitted
- June 6, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Skrsky S61N
- Aircraft time
- 44,041 hours
- Engine
- Ge CT581402
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Damper
- Part number
- S616561500
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Yaw Cont Sys
- Part time
- 19,511 hours
- Component
- Aux Servo · Skrsky · S616561500
- Stage of operation
- AP
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- K, F
- Precautionary procedure
- H
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.