Service difficulty report · Frame · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
October 7, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft time
6,457 hours
Part
Frame
Part number
20270091011
Condition
Broken
Location
Brake Assy
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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) THE PILOT REPORTED AFTER THE FLIGHT THAT THE RT BRAKE WAS WEAK. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE LOWER MOUNTING SUPPORT FOR THE PILOTS SIDE RT BRAKE CYLINDER HAD FAILED. THE SUPPORT IS A PIN THAT IS MOUNTED IN THE MOVEABLE SLEDGE ASSY.THE PIN WAS BENT AND THE MOUNTING HOLE WAS STRUCTURE WAS TORN. THE SLEDGE ASSY IS FOR RUDDER PEDAL DISTANCE ADJUSTMENT DUE TO STATIONARY SEATING FOR PILOT. THE A/C HAD 6231.3 TTSN AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE PARTS TIMES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT BUT ARE SUSPECTED AS BEING ORIGINAL INSTALLATION. THE DEFECTIVE PARTS WERE REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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