SDR 96ZZZX245

Service difficulty report · Bracket · Gulstm AA5

Difficulty date
November 27, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5402L
Make and model
Gulstm AA5
Aircraft serial
AA50302
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Bracket
Part number
902010501
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Ail Bearing
Part time
3,163 hours
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

REPORTED ON FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING, RT AILERON WAS IN 'UP' POSITION & AILERON CONTROL WAS JAMMED. LANDING WAS PERFORMED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSP SHOWED RT OUTER AILERON SUPPORT HAD SEPARATED & WING TIP KEPT THE AILERON FROM COMING OFF THE ACFT. AFTER RT WING TIP WAS REMOVED, FND OUTER AILERON SUPPORT HAD BROKEN OFF AT THE 90 DEGREE RADIUS AT ATTACH POINT AND STOP PLATE, PN 5603074-1, WAS BENT. NO OTHER DAMAGE FND. UPON REMOVING LT WING TIP, FND AILERON STOP PLATE, PN 5603074-1, BENT AT AN ANGLE SO AS THE STOP PIN WAS INEFFECTIVE. LT OUTER AILERON SUPPORT, PN 902010-501, HAD CRACKS AT THE 90 DEGREE RADIUS. NO OTHER DAMAGE FND. BOTH OUTER AILERON SUPPORTS WERE REPLACED & ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.