Service difficulty report · Trim Rod End · Cessna U206G

Difficulty date
November 2, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna U206G
Part
Trim Rod End
Part number
12606311
Condition
Mis Repaired
Location
Steering
Part time
7,536 hours
Component
Cessna
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) PILOTS REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD POOR STEERING ON THE GROUND. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RUDDER CONTROL CABLE TENSION LOW. AN UNAUTHORIZED REPAIR WAS MADE TO THE TRIM BUNGEE ROD END BY WAY OF WELDING WHICH SHORTENED THE THREADED PORTION AND THUS THE ADJUSTMENT CAPABILITY.

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