SDR 97ZZZX760

Service difficulty report · Rod Attach · Boeing 72723

Difficulty date
January 23, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N727WF
Make and model
Boeing 72723
Aircraft serial
20045
Part
Rod Attach
Part number
AN3208
Condition
Nut Missing
Location
Lt Outb Oil
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION OF THE LEFT OUTBOARD AILERON CONTROL ROD TO AILERON, INSPECTION REVEALED THE ATTACH BOLT'S NUT, WASHER, AND COTTER PIN WERE NOT INSTALLED (MISSING). THE BOLT MIGRATED APPROX .125 INCH OUTBOARD. SUSPECT DURING AILERON INSTALLATION, THE MECHANIC FAILED TO INSTALL THE NUT, WASHER, AND COTTER PIN, AND THE HINGE COVER WAS INSTALLED WHICH PREVENTS A VISUAL CHECK OF THE INSTALLATION.

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