Service difficulty report · Tube · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
May 27, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft time
7,745 hours
Engine
Cont IO240B
Propeller
Snsnch W69EK63
Part
Tube
Part number
2227271100
Condition
Worn
Location
Rudder Pedal
Part time
7,932 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PRIOR TO START-UP THE PILOT NOTICED THAT HE WASN`T ABLE TO ADJUST THE RUDDER PEDALS, AFTER A VISUAL INSPECTION THE AME NOTICED THAT THE LT PILOT SIDE RUDDER PEDALS "S" TUBE HAD THE RUDDER CABLE PROTRUDING FROM ONE OF THE BEND. BOTH PILOT SIDE RUDDER PEDALS WERE REPLACED AND FURTHER INSP REVEALED THAT THE RT SIDE HAD SOME SIGNIFICANT WEAR. ALL OF FLEET HAS BEEN VISUALLY INSPECTED AND NO FURTHER PROBLEMS FOUND. THE MFG HAS NO TIME LIMITS ON THE PEDALS, WE WILL IMPLEMENT A MANDATORY "S" TUBE REPLACEMENT AT THE RUDDER CABLES REPLACEMENT. (3000 HRS)

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