What was found
(CAN) PILOT NOTICED RUDDER DEFLECTION TO RT WITH NOSE WHEEL STRAIGHT DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION. INSPECTION FOUND THE LT RUDDER CABLE TENSIONING SPRING BROKEN.
- Difficulty date
- February 17, 2015
- Submitted
- August 5, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna 150M
- Aircraft time
- 6,699 hours
- Engine
- Cont O200A
- Propeller
- Mcauly 1A102OCM
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- 031019613
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Rudder Cable
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.