What was found
LEFT RUDDER PEDAL BAR ASSEMBLY 63420-006 FRACTURED AT RIGHT OUTBOARD WELD. FRACTURE OF CONTROL TUBE CAUSED A LOSS OF STEERING AND RUDDER CONTROL. CORROSION FOUND ON THE INSIDE WALL OF THE TUBE AT THE BREAK.
- Difficulty date
- May 23, 2005
- Submitted
- May 24, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N152BW
- Make and model
- Piper PA34200
- Aircraft serial
- 347250187
- Aircraft time
- 5,388 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Bar
- Part number
- 63420006
- Part serial
- NA
- Condition
- Fractured
- Location
- Rudder Pedal
- Part time
- 5,388 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.