What was found
(CAN) TAXING FOR REFUELING PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF LT RUDDER FEEDBACK PRESSURE. AT INSP LT RUDDER CONTROL CABLE ARM WELD WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN AT TORQUE TUBE. RUDDER BAR (TORQUE TUBE).
- Difficulty date
- May 15, 2010
- Submitted
- January 4, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Piper PA34200
- Aircraft time
- 6,716 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO360C1E6
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCC2YK2
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Torque Tube
- Part number
- 6342006
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Rudder Pedals
- Part time
- 6,740 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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.