What was found
CREW PREFLIGHT NOTICED THE RUDDER PEDALS ARE LOOSE TO RUDDER MOVEMENT. TROUBLE SHOT THE DISCREPANCY TO LOOSE RIVETS ON RUDDER TORQUE SHAFT. TORQUE LINK & SHAFT WAS REPLACED WITH NEW PARTS. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- February 12, 2016
- Submitted
- February 16, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N822UP
- Make and model
- Beech B300
- Aircraft serial
- FL911
- Aircraft time
- 1,386 hours, 1,217 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Rivet
- Part number
- 1015240126015
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Rudder Sys
- Part time
- 1,386 hours, 1,217 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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.