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A ce-680 captain reported a vinyl map case on the captain's side panel interfered with the left rudder pedal's extreme left outer lip during right rudder application and could be an issue during flight control crosswind correction movements.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1200917 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201409 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Citation Sovereign (C680) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Rudder Pedal |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
On after start 'flow' the left pedal struck the pilots kick panel/map pouch. Pedal movement was restricted.this kick panel/map pocket needs to be re designed. In a cross wind situation this situation could be a catastrophic event.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CE-680 Captain reported a vinyl map case on the Captain's side panel interfered with the left rudder pedal's extreme left outer lip during right rudder application and could be an issue during flight control crosswind correction movements.
Narrative: On after start 'flow' the left pedal struck the pilots kick panel/map pouch. Pedal movement was restricted.This kick panel/map pocket needs to be re designed. In a cross wind situation this situation could be a catastrophic event.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.