What was found
DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION, BOTH UPPER AILERON BELLCRANKS SUPPORT BRACKETS WERE FOUND CRACKED. AILERONS WERE NOT PROPERLY RIGGED AND BELLCRANK WAS NOT CONTACTING AFT STUDS CAUSING A TWISTING ACTION ON SUPPORTS IN WINDY CONDITIONS.
- Difficulty date
- April 7, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N99WD
- Make and model
- Piper PA32300
- Aircraft serial
- 327540031
- System (JASC)
- 2710 · Aileron Control System
- Part
- Support
- Part number
- 62102000
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Ail Bellcrank
- Part time
- 2,221 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.