What was found
(CAN) PILOT REPORTED NO WATER RUDDER STEERING. FOUND WATER RUDDER BALANCE CABLE BROKEN. ENTIRE CABLE FOUND SEVERELY RUSTED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. ALSO FOUND CABLE GUARD/COTTER PINS SEVERELY RUSTED IN THE SAME AREA.
- Difficulty date
- August 25, 2010
- Submitted
- January 4, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Cessna U206G
- Aircraft time
- 2,821 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO520F
- Propeller
- Mcauly D3A34C404
- System (JASC)
- 3246 · Wheel/Ski/Float
- Part
- Control Cable
- Condition
- Deteriorated
- Location
- Water Rudder
- Part time
- 2,850 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- S
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.