What was found
DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND PILOTS LEFT RUDDER PEDAL TO TORQUE TUBE LINKAGE CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED RUDDER TORQUE TUBE. AIRCRAFT RELEASED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- September 30, 2009
- Submitted
- October 7, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N36911
- Make and model
- Cessna 402C
- Aircraft serial
- 402C0314
- Aircraft time
- 30,513 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Torque Tube
- Part number
- 51152603
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rudder Pedals
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.