Service difficulty report · Spring · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
April 26, 2014
Submitted
May 1, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N909ED
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S11155
Aircraft time
1,208 hours, 846 cycles
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Engine time
1,208 hours, 846 cycles
Propeller
Mcauly 1A170E
Part
Spring
Part number
03101965
Condition
Loose
Location
Rudder Return
Part time
1,208 hours, 846 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

RUDDER RETURN SPRING BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE FORWARD BRACKET IN THE FRONT SECTION TUNNEL COMPARTMENT GIVING THE THE ACFT VERY LITTLE LT RUDDER CONTROL. UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE AT THIS TIME, BOTH THE RUDDER RETURN SPRING AND THE BRACKET APPEAR TO BE IN A SERVICABLE CONDITION. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENTED THAT THIS ACCURED. THE FRIST INCIDENT ACCURED AT 1044.8 ACFT HRS AND THE SECOND INCIDENT AT 1208.3 ACFT HRS. 163.5, HOURS LATER.

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