Service difficulty report · Latch · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
March 13, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft time
3,154 hours
Part
Latch
Part number
22272291011
Condition
Broken
Location
Rudder
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 A GROUND RUN FOR AN UNRELATED SNAG THE ENGINEER FOUND THAT THE RUDDER PEDALS WERE MAKING A CLICKING NOISE AND APPEARED TO BE BINDING WHEN MOVING THE RT RUDDER PEDAL. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE RUDDER FRAME LATCH ASSY, 22-2729-60-00, WAS BROKEN WHERE THE RUDDER PEDAL SUPPORT FOR THE BRAKE CYLINDER WAS ATTACHED. THIS CAUSED THE PIN, 22-2729-60-01, WITH THE BRAKE CYLINDER ATTACHED TO TWIST OUT OF THE FRAME CAUSING THE BINDING. A NEW FRAME AND PIN WERE INSTALLED AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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