What was found
PIVOTS RUSTY, WOULD NOT SWIVAL, U JOINT COVERED BY RUBBER BOOT. PILOT REPORTED AILERONS HARD TO MOVE.
- Difficulty date
- April 2, 2001
- Submitted
- April 23, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N455CM
- Make and model
- Cessna 172R
- Aircraft serial
- 17280847
- System (JASC)
- 2701 · Control Column Section
- Part
- Universal Joint
- Part number
- 0411257
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Control Wheel
- Part time
- 399 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.