Service difficulty report · Rod End · Piper PA28R201

Difficulty date
June 28, 2010
Submitted
July 16, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5163M
Make and model
Piper PA28R201
Aircraft serial
2844040
Engine
Lyc IO360C1C6
Part
Rod End
Part number
8930700
Condition
Weak
Location
Prop Gov
Part time
4,687 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(UC2R) THE PILOT REPORTED THA THE PROP GOVEERNOR CONTROL WAS UNRESPONSIVE. THE TECH FOUND THE PROP GOVERNOR ROD END OFF OF THE GOVERNOR ATTACH BALL. THE SPRING SAFETY DEVICE HAD ROTATED AND ALLOWED THE ROD END TO POP OFF OF THE ATTACH BALL. THE ROD END WAY REPLACED AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. WE WOULD RECOMMEND REPLACING THE ROD END PERIODICALLY AND POSSIBLY A BETTER DESIGNED ROD END SAFETY DEVICE.

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