SDR 97ZZZX4672

Service difficulty report · Push/Pull Tube · Mooney M20J

Difficulty date
September 23, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
HX1R208K
C & W Aeroservices Inc
Aircraft
N3515H
Make and model
Mooney M20J
Aircraft serial
241034
Part
Push/Pull Tube
Part number
73006000
Condition
Broken
Location
Aileron
Part time
3,345 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.

What was found

DURING CONTROL CHECK JUST PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, NOTED THE RIGHT AILERON DID NOT MOVE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PUSH ROD LOCATED IN THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS BROKEN AT A WELD WHERE PART HAS A 90 DEGREE BEND. THE BREAK WAS JUST AT THE EDGE OF THE WELD. IT APPEARED THE CRACK STARTED ON THE INSIDE OF THE 90 DEGREE BEND AND TRAVELED UP THROUGH THE METAL TO NON-WELDED PORTION.

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