# SDR 2009FA0000084

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: January 16, 2009
- Submitted: February 17, 2009
- Operation: General aviation
- Aircraft: N515BW
- Make and model: Quartz 11E
- Registry model: [Quartz 11E](https://openairdocs.org/model/quartz-mountain-aerospace-11e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 11E1006
- Aircraft time: 53 hours
- Engine: Cont IO360ES
- System (JASC): [5751 · Ailerons](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5751)
- Part: Rod End
- Condition: Lack Of Lube
- Location: Zone 500
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: C
- Nature of condition: L
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2009FA0000084

## Discrepancy

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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