Service difficulty report · Attach Bracket · Cessna 172L

Difficulty date
December 24, 2008
Submitted
February 2, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172L
Aircraft time
10,742 hours
Engine
Lyc O320E2D
Propeller
Mcauly 1C160CTM
Part
Attach Bracket
Condition
Broken
Location
Rudder Weight
Part time
10,742 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) RUDDER BALANCE WEIGHT EXCEEDED MAY ALLOWABLE WEIGHT OF 4.38 LBS PLUS .25 LBS BY 1.5 LBS WEIGHT WAS ADDED TO BALANCE WEIGHT FOLLOWING PAINTING OF RUDDER. EXCESSIVE WEIGHT CAUSED ATTACH POINTS TO FAIL ALLOWING THE BALANCE WEIGHT TO BE ABLE TO SHIFT IN SUCH A MANNER THAT COULD CAUSE FLIGHT CONTROL BLOCKAGE.

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