What was found
CYCLIC CONTROL DEFECT. PILOT REPORTED STIFF FORE AND AFT CYCLIC CONTROL. FOUND NO SPRING PLAY WITH STATIC MOVEMENT. FOUND ROD END ON FORCE GRADIENT TO BE GALLED AND BINDING. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
- Difficulty date
- May 14, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N901CF
- Make and model
- Doug MD900
- Aircraft serial
- 90000012
- System (JASC)
- 6710 · Main Rotor Control
- Part
- Spring Assy
- Part number
- 900C6010039107
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- M/R Control
- Part time
- 639 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.