Service difficulty report · Rod End · Mooney M20M

Difficulty date
August 13, 2003
Submitted
October 1, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2171Q
Make and model
Mooney M20M
Aircraft serial
270262
Aircraft time
528 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540AF1B
Engine time
528 hours
Propeller
Mcauly B3D32C417
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Rod End
Part number
M3414MPB
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Aileron
Part time
528 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PLANE CAME IN FOR ANNUAL. CUSTOMER REPORTED AILERON CONTROL STIFF. UPON MOVING YOKE TO CONFIRM STIFFNESS. RT AILERON ROD END AT AILERON BROKE. IT BROKE WHERE THREADED PORTION MEETS BEARING. REMOVED ROD END AND FOUND BEARING WAS FROZEN. ALL MOVEMENT WAS IN THE THREADS WHICH WEAKENED IT AND FINALLY BROKE. THE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF RUST OR ANYTHING. AIRPLANE IS KEPT OUTSIDE AND LACK OF LUBRICANT IS SUSPECTED. OTHER SEAMED OKAY BUT WAS REPLACED ANYWAY.

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