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Misaligned rudder pedals and a yaw in flight caused the instructor and student pilots on board to examine the rudder control system after landing. Some slack in the left rudder cable was noted and reported to maintenance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 959053 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201107 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Rudder Control System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Trainee Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Student |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 22.8 Flight Crew Total 23.9 Flight Crew Type 23.9 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Instructor Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 2900 Flight Crew Type 350 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Maintenance |
Narrative:
I noticed a flight control abnormality while flying. My instructor took the controls and noticed a slight yaw and the rudder pedals with a slight deflection off center. Upon landing and securing the aircraft; a post-flight walk around revealed some possible slack of the cable going to the left side of the rudder when facing forward. The airplane remained secured and maintenance will check on it before it is dispatched for flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Misaligned rudder pedals and a yaw in flight caused the instructor and student pilots on board to examine the rudder control system after landing. Some slack in the left rudder cable was noted and reported to Maintenance.
Narrative: I noticed a flight control abnormality while flying. My instructor took the controls and noticed a slight yaw and the rudder pedals with a slight deflection off center. Upon landing and securing the aircraft; a post-flight walk around revealed some possible slack of the cable going to the left side of the rudder when facing forward. The airplane remained secured and Maintenance will check on it before it is dispatched for flight.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.