What was found
(CAN) RUDDER TRIM ARM CRACKED AT WELD AND TORN SECTION OF TUBE ASSEMBLY ON CONTROL ARM THAT ALSO CONTROLS RT RUDDER CABLE ATTACHMENT TO RUDDER PEDEL ASSEMBLY. CRACK APPEARS TO HAVE POSIBLY STARTED AT FWD EDGE OF WELD.
- Difficulty date
- November 30, 2011
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA32R300
- Aircraft time
- 7,201 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO540K1G5D
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Tube
- Part number
- 6345703
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Rudder Arm
- 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.