Service difficulty report · Spring · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
December 17, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 152
Aircraft time
18,345 hours
Part
Spring
Condition
Broken
Location
Rudder Pedal
Stage of operation
NR
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) DURING 100 HR INSPECTION MAINTENANCE NOTED THE RUDDER PEDALS TO BE OFFSET & THE RUDDER CABLES SLACK. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RUDDER RETURN SPRING PN 0310196-13 LOCKING CURLED END WAS FOUND SPLIT & BROKEN. THE RUDDER RETURN SPRING WAS REPLACED, CABLE TENSIONS CHECKED & THE SYSTEM WAS FUNCTION CHECKED SERVICEABLE. SEE ENCLOSED PICTURE.

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