Service difficulty report · Rudder Pedal · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
January 17, 2010
Submitted
March 1, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Aircraft time
55,303 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Rudder Pedal
Part number
C6CFM12108
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
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

(CAN) ACFT CREW TRIED TO RELEASE THE PARK BRAKE BY DEPRESSING BOTH RUDDER PEDALS, CAPTAIN’S SIDE, BUT WERE UNABLE TO RELEASE THE BRAKES. MX EXAMINED THE BRAKE RELEASE MECHANISM AND DISCOVERED THAT THE RT RUDDER PEDAL, CAPTAIN’S SIDE, HAD A PIECE BROKEN OFF THE RUDDER PEDAL AND A ONE RIVET WAS MISSING THAT HOLDS ON THE ATTACHMENT FOR THE BRAKE ACTUATING ROD ASSY. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDALS WERE DEPRESSED THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH MOVEMENT OF THE BRAKE ACTUATING ROD TO RELEASE THE PARK BRAKE. THE RUDDER PEDAL WAS REPLACED AND BRAKE RELEASE SYS TESTED SERVICEABLE.