Service difficulty report · Hinge · Cirrus SR22

Difficulty date
October 8, 2003
Submitted
October 15, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N501NA
Make and model
Cirrus SR22
Aircraft serial
0012
Aircraft time
127 hours
Engine
Cont IO550N
Engine time
127 hours
Propeller
Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
Part
Hinge
Part number
10332002
Condition
Damaged
Location
Aileron
Part time
127 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.

What was found

INSP ON STOP-TO-STOP TRAVEL OF LT AILERON, NOTICED ODD DOUBLE BUMP SOUND, MVMT AT STOPS. LT WINGTIP, AILERON WERE REMOVED TO FACILITATE FURTHER INSP. IB AILERON HINGE MOVED UP AND DOWN WITH FORCE APPLIED TO IT. VERT MVMT (0.053”) WAS MEASURED APPROX AT BRG IN HINGE ABOUT 5 INCHES AFT OF TWO MNTING BOLTS. TORQUE-SEAL WAS STILL ON NUTS, TORQUE WAS CHECKED FIRST IN TIGHTENING DIRECTION, THEN IN LOOSENING DIRECTION. TORQUE REQUIRED TO TIGHTEN UPPER NUT WAS 75 INCH LBS, AND 55 INCH LBS TO LOOSEN. TORQUE REQUIRED TO TIGHTEN LOWER NUT WAS 40 INCH LBS AND 37 INCH LBS TO LOOSEN. BOLTHOLES IN AILERON HINGE, PULLEY BRACKET, AND FLAP HINGE WERE MEASURED FOR ELONGATION. HOLES WERE NOT ELONGATED; LARGEST DIA FOUND WAS

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