What was found
LEFT AILERON OUTBOARD HINGE BOLT HOLE ELONGATED. ALL OTHER AILERON HINGES ON THIS AIRCRAFT SHOW NO SIGNS OF WEAR. SUSPECT CAUSE AS LOOSE BOLT. MATING HNGE HALF HAS A SEALED BEARING. SUGGEST A STEEL BUSHING FOR THIS HALF.
- Difficulty date
- July 21, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N81141
- Make and model
- Piper PA44180
- Aircraft serial
- 448095008
- System (JASC)
- 5751 · Ailerons
- Part
- Hinge Half
- Part number
- 86392002
- Condition
- Hole Elongated
- Location
- Lt Ail Otbd
- Part time
- 1,552 hours
- 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.