SDR 98ZZZX1313

Service difficulty report · Control Rod · Piper PA32RT300T

Difficulty date
March 23, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2148B
Make and model
Piper PA32RT300T
Aircraft serial
32R7987030
Part
Control Rod
Part number
6276600
Condition
Broken
Location
Aileron
Part time
2,335 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 ANNUAL INSPECTION, FOUND ROD END BEARINGS IN AILERON CONTROL ROD WORN. AFTER REMOVAL, FOUND INNER ROD END ACTUALLY BROKEN IN THREADED AREA. A SMALL HOLE WAS DRILLED THROUGH THE ROD ASSEMBLY ITSELF, AND THROUGH THE ROD END, AND THEN SECURED WITH ROLL PIN. DEFECTIVE AREA WAS AROUND DRILLED HOLE. TOTAL TIME ON PART WAS THE SAME AIRFRAME TOTAL TIME. INSPECTION OF OTHER SIDE DID NOT SHOW DISCREPANCY. NEW PORT INSTALLED.

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