Service difficulty report · Control Rod · Diamon DA42

Difficulty date
September 23, 2013
Submitted
October 25, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N455AM
Make and model
Diamon DA42
Aircraft serial
42AC119
Part
Control Rod
Part number
E4A41120000
Condition
Broken
Location
Waste Gate
Part time
156 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

WASTE GATE CONTROLLER ROD BROKE DURING FINAL ON LANDING. THE ENGINE WENT TO 35 PERCENT POWER. THIS PART HAS AN AD WHICH STATES THAT YOU CHANGE THE PART TO A NEW PART REV 070 OR HIGHER. COMPLIED WITH MFG SB MSB-E4-007/3 ON APRIL 16, 2013. THE REV OF THE PART THAT WE INSTALLED WAS REV 080. THIS IS CAUSED BY HEATING AND COOLING OF THE WASTE GATE CONTROL ARM. NOT SURE WHAT TYPE OF METAL THEY ARE USING, THIS COULD BE PART OF THE ISSUE. ALSO, WHERE IT IS BROKEN IS WHERE THE MFG MACHINED THREADS IN THE PART, THIS COULD BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WITH LESS MATERIAL.

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