Service difficulty report · Torque Tube · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
November 8, 2007
Submitted
November 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68752
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0518
Aircraft time
11,100 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520VB
Part
Torque Tube
Part number
51152604
Condition
Broken
Location
Rudder Pedal
Part time
11,100 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

ON APPROACH, RT RUDDER PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. APPROACH WAS CONTINUED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE FOUND RUDDER PEDAL ATTACH BRACKET HAD FAILED. REMOVED AND REPLACE TORQUE TUBE AND RELEASED AIRCRAFT BACK TO SERVICE.

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