Service difficulty report · Bearing · Beech A36

Difficulty date
August 16, 2004
Submitted
September 24, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N729P
Make and model
Beech A36
Aircraft serial
E3489
Engine
Cont IO550*
Part
Bearing
Part number
805241051
Condition
Sticking
Location
Conrol Yoke
Part time
210 hours
Component
Control Yoke
Component part number
365241051
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

PILOT REPORTS THAT THE AILERON CONTROL LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION AND THEN RELEASES AND RETURNS TO NORMAL. UPON INSPECTION OF AILERON SYSTEM, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CONTROL YOKE CONNECTION BEARING WAS STICKING AND WOULD NOT RELEASE UNTIL THE YOKE WAS MOVED EITHER FORWARD OR AFT. MFG TECH SUPPORT, WHO STATED THAT THE BEARING IS A 100 HOUR LUBRICATION ITEM AND THAT LUBRICATION SHOULD CLEAR UP THE PROBLEM. THE PART WAS LUBRICATED AND NO BINDING OF THE CONTROL COLUMN WAS FOUND. AC RETURNED FOR REPLACEMENT OF BEARING.

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