SDR 95ZZZX2606

Service difficulty report · Control Tube · Robsin R22BETA

Difficulty date
May 1, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N942MH
Make and model
Robsin R22BETA
Aircraft serial
1942
Part
Control Tube
Condition
Extreme Wear
Location
Lt Cyclic
Stage of operation
IN
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

LEFT CYCLIC CONTROL TUBE HAS LIMITED SPACE BETWEEN TUBE OD AND FUSELAGE. DURING 100-HOUR INSPECTION, FOUND EXTREME WEAR IN CONTROL TUBE AT THIS POINT. ACCESS TO THIS PORTION OF TUBE IS ONLY VISIBLE AFTER REMOVAL OF MAST PYLON FAIRING. VISIBLE TRACES OF BLACK POWDER FLOWING ALONG THE SLIPSTREAM IN THIS AREA IS EVIDENCE OF CONTACT AND SUBSEQUENT WEAR.