Service difficulty report · Rudder Pedal · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
November 5, 2011
Submitted
November 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N609QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605522
Aircraft time
6,507 hours, 5,031 cycles
Part
Rudder Pedal
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
TX
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

WHEN MAKING A TIGHT TURN USING RUDDER AND BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDALS GO TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT BRAKING. THIS OCCURS BOTH IN RT AND LT TURNS AND IS FELT FROM BOTH PILOT & CO-PILOT PEDALS. BRAKING FEELS NORMAL WHEN MAKING SHALLOW TURNS OFF AND ON THE RUNWAY, BUT THE PROBLEM IS WHEN THE ACFT NEEDS TO MAKE A 90 DEGREE TURN AND THE PEDAL IS FLOORED. FOUND RUDDER PEDALS COULD BE MOVED TO AREA OF FORWARD DETENT WHICH SHOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE ON THIS ACFT. FOUND SB 560XL-27-28 HAD NOT BEEN C/W. BRAKE PEDALS WILL CONTACT BULLHEAD IN THIS CONDITION IF IN HARD TURN. PEDALS WILL NOT CONTACT BULKHEAD. BRAKE SYS OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 32-44-10.

More about the Cessna 560XL