Service difficulty report · Rudder Pedal · Beech B200

Difficulty date
April 30, 2019
Submitted
May 1, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N194TR
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB1146
Aircraft time
16,800 hours
Part
Rudder Pedal
Part number
5052432627
Condition
Broken
Location
Cockpit
Part time
16,800 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Z
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

UPON SETTING THE PARKING BRAKE THE PILOT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDALS AND THE LEFT RUDDER PEDAL BROKE AND FELL OFF THE PIVOT POINT. UPON REMOVAL AND INSPECTION OF THE RUDDER PEDALS, THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT ELONGATION OF THE PIVOT HOLE FOR THE THROUGH BOLT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PEDAL AND THE METAL HAD BROKEN THROUGH ALLOWING THE PEDAL TO FALL OFF. THE PILOT'S RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL ALSO HAD SEVERE ELONGATION IN THE SAME AREA.

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