What was found
PILOTS CONTROL STICK GRIP BECAME LOOSE AND WOULD, IF PULLED ON, COULD BECOME DETACHED FROM THE CONTROL ASSEMBLY. CHECK BOTH CONTROL GRIPS FOR LOOSE INSTALLATION AND REATTACH WITH APPROVED ADHESIVE. (K)
- Difficulty date
- October 10, 2006
- Submitted
- November 7, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N418FP
- Make and model
- Diamon DA40
- Aircraft serial
- 40FC018
- System (JASC)
- 2701 · Control Column Section
- Part
- Control Stick
- Part number
- D4122131200
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Control Column
- Part time
- 34 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.