What was found
DURING A LANDING FLARE, THE PILOT NOTICED DIFFICULTY IN MOVING THE CONTROL STICK FORWARD. AFTER A POST FLIGHT INSP, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A BONDING STRAP SCREW HAD LOOSENED AND DISLODGED INTO THE CONTROL BRIDGE ASSY, CAUSING BINDING.
- Difficulty date
- February 10, 2011
- Submitted
- February 10, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N420BA
- Make and model
- Let L23SUPERBLAN
- Aircraft serial
- 029007
- Aircraft time
- 3,005 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2701 · Control Column Section
- Part
- Control Stick
- Condition
- Obstructed
- Location
- Bonding Strap
- Part time
- 3,005 hours
- Stage of operation
- LD
- 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.