Service difficulty report · Spacer · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
January 24, 2018
Submitted
February 12, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
3SDR529B
Sierra Nevada Company, LLC
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Aircraft serial
829
Aircraft time
19,322 hours, 6,608 cycles
Part
Spacer
Part number
5271012143
Condition
Chafed
Location
Cockpit Area
Part time
19,322 hours, 6,608 cycles
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

DURING LIFE EXTENSION INSPECTION IAW SB 04-009, FOUND CHAFE DAMAGE FROM AILERON CABLE CHAIN RUBBING THE CHAIN CONNECTING ROD AND ASSOCIATED SPACER. WITH AILERON CABLE TENSIONS SET IAW AMM, APPEARS TO BE EXCESSIVE SLACK IN CABLE CHAIN. ENGINEERING DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS ISSUE AS A PROBLEM AS LONG AS THE CHAIN CONNECTING ROD IS NOT DAMAGED. AMM HAS NO INFORMATION FOR ADJUSTMENT OF CHAIN. THICKNESS MEASUREMENT IAW DATA RECEIVED FROM MANUFACTURER OF CHAIN CONNECTING ROD, CONFIRMED MINIMAL WEAR, NO REPLACEMENT REQUIRED. REPLACED THE SPACER.