Service difficulty report · Rod End · Quartz 11E

Difficulty date
January 16, 2009
Submitted
February 17, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N515BW
Make and model
Quartz 11E
Aircraft serial
11E1006
Aircraft time
53 hours
Engine
Cont IO360ES
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Rod End
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Zone 500
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

INSTRUCTOR NOTED ON A PREFLIGHT THAT THE LT AILERON WAS EMITTING A SQUEAKING SOUND . FOUND THAT IT WAS DUE TO A LACK OF LUBRICATION OF THE AILERON ROD END BEARING . NOTING THIS, DUE TO A EARLIER INSTANCE OF ANOTHER SN SAME TYPE ACFT THAT A STIFF AILERON CONTROL IN FLIGHT DUE TO SAME REASONS. LUBRICATION REMEDIED THIS PROBLEM.

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