Service difficulty report · Rod End · Quartz 11E

Difficulty date
January 5, 2009
Submitted
January 5, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N507BW
Make and model
Quartz 11E
Aircraft serial
1011
Aircraft time
52 hours
Part
Rod End
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Ailerons
Part time
52 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ACFT HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE AILERON CONTROL ON A FLT IN THE PATTERN. THE AILERON CONTROL BECAME VERY STIFF DURING FLT ALTHOUGH ALL APPEARED NORMAL ON THE PREFLIGHT AND RUNUP . INSPECTED ACFT, FOUND THAT IT WAS VERY STIFF. FOUND THE ISSUE TO BE THE LT AILERON PUSH ROD FWD ROD END AT THE BELLCRANK TO BE DRY DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION THIS HAPPENED AT ABOUT 50 HOURS TOTAL TIME.

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