What was found
(CAN) PILOT REPORTED UNEVEN RUDDER PEDAL EFFORT WHILE TAXIING. RUDDER PEDAL RETURN SPRING FOUND DISCONNECTED. NO DAMAGE OR MISRIGGING WAS NOTED WITH THE SPRING OR THE RUDDER CONTROL SYSTEM.
- Difficulty date
- August 7, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Cessna 172M
- Engine
- Lyc O320E2D
- Propeller
- Mcauly 1C160DTM
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- 031019612
- Condition
- Disconnected
- Location
- Rudder Pedal
- Part time
- 712 hours
- Stage of operation
- LD
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.