Service difficulty report · Channel · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
May 31, 2006
Submitted
June 22, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft time
14,426 hours
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Channel
Part number
5565096
Condition
Broken
Location
Rudder Pedal
Part time
367 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOTS REPORTED THAT WHEN THE RUDDER PEDALS ARE BOTH PUSHED, THE CO-PILOT'S INSTRUMENT LIGHTS DIM. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PILOT'S RUDDER SUPPORT BRACKET WAS BROKEN AT THE TOP OF THE ATTACH CHANNEL. THE CO-PILOTS INSTRUMENT LIGHT RHEOSTAT WAS ALSO DAMAGED. THE SUPPORT CHANNEL AND THE RHEOSTAT WERE BOTH CHANGED.

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