Service difficulty report · Control Rod · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
October 6, 2020
Submitted
October 6, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
2A6R933B
Air Methods, LLC
Aircraft
N253AM
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0663
Aircraft time
4,686 hours, 16,543 cycles
Part
Control Rod
Part number
L221M1041104
Condition
Cracked
Location
Flt Controls
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

MULTIPLE CRACKS FOUND ON THE LONGITUDINAL SAS CONTROL ROD P/N: L221M1041104 AT THE 11 O`CLOCK POSITION (IF LOOKING AFT). ONE CRACK BEGINS AT A RIVET LOCATION AND CONTINUES PAST AN ADJACENT RIVET. THE SECOND CRACK PROPAGATES FROM THE EDGE OF THE TUBE PORTION, WHERE THE ROD END ATTACHMENT SECTION IS LOCATED. THESE CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED DURING A SCHEDULED 1000 HOUR AIRFRAME INSPECTION DURING THE PORTION OF THE INSPECTION THAT IS SPECIFIC TO FLIGHT CONTROLS.

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