Service difficulty report · Control Chain · Beech 36BEECH

Difficulty date
May 6, 2012
Submitted
February 27, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N74TG
Make and model
Beech 36BEECH
Aircraft serial
E3
Part
Control Chain
Condition
Broken
Location
Yoke
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF, AILERONS JAMMED IN FULLY DEFLECTED POSITION WHILE PERFORMING "CONTROLS FREE AND PROPER" PRE-TAKEOFF CHECK. THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE CHAIN IN THE CONTROL COLUMN BROKEN ON THE PILOT SIDE, AND WHEN THE COPILOT DEFLECTED HIS CONTROL YOKE, IT PULLED THE BROKEN CHAIN INTO THE CHAIN SPROCKET JAMMING THE AILERON CONTROLS. PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY AN INSPECTION COVER ON THE BACK OF THE CONTROL YOKE.