What was found
WHILE COMPLETELY DISASSEMBLING FOR RECOVERY, FOUND BOTH BELLCRANKS CRACKED. ONLY WAY TO SEE IS WITH MIRROR OR COMPLETE DISSASSEMBLE. BOTTOM OF BELLCRANK NOT CRACKED.
- Difficulty date
- December 19, 2000
- Submitted
- January 24, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N9780D
- Make and model
- Piper PA18
- Aircraft serial
- 186849
- System (JASC)
- 2750 · Trailing Edge Flap Control System
- Part
- Bellcrank
- Part number
- 4009209
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Flap
- Part time
- 8,000 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.