SDR 95ZZZX749

Service difficulty report · Chain · Mtsbsi MU2B30

Difficulty date
January 9, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N211RV
Make and model
Mtsbsi MU2B30
Aircraft serial
502
Part
Chain
Part number
010A610039
Condition
Separated
Location
Ail Control
Part time
6,900 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER A NORMAL LIFT OFF AND CLIMB OUT, FLYING PILOT NOTED HE WAS GETTING NO ROLL RESPONSE TO RT CONTROL (ROLL COLUMN INPUT AND LITTLE RESPONSE TO LT WHILE IT SEEMED TO BE 'CATCHING'. THE CONTROL COLUMN LOST ALL 'FEEL' AND WOULD TURN A FULL 360 DEGREES WITH NO RESPONSE IN AIRCRAFT ROLL. ELEVATOR CONTROL HAD NOT BEEN AFFECTED. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. UPON INSPECTION, ONE OF CONTROL CHAIN JOINT LINKS WAS FOUND SEPARATED FROM THE CHAIN. ALL LINK COMPONENTS FOUND BETWEEN FLOOR BOARDS. COMPONENTS INSPECTED, FOUND SERVICEABLE. CONTROL CHAIN REASSEMBLED, SPOILER SYSTEM RIGGED. AIRCRAFT TEST FLOWN.