SDR 98ZZZX3153

Service difficulty report · Pin · Kaman K1200

Difficulty date
July 12, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N134KA
Make and model
Kaman K1200
Aircraft serial
A940006
Part
Pin
Part number
K951019015
Condition
Detached
Location
Cyclic Stick
Part time
4,863 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

AFTER PERFORMING ENGINE VIBRATION CHECK, PILOT LANDED AND NOTICED PIN ROLLING AROUND ON FLOOR. SHOWED PIN TO MECHANIC AND WAS IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFIED AS THE PIN (OWNER REMOVAL) THAT HOLDS THE CYCLIC STICK INTO THE YOKE ASSY. FOUND THAT THE BALLS IN PIN WERE WORN. KAMAN REP INFORMED THIS HAPPENED IN ANOTHER ACFT, BUT NO SL, SB, WERE ISSUED. ORDERED NEEDED PIN, BUT INSTALLED AN4-22A BOLT WITH MS21042-4 NUT UNTIL PART ARRIVES.

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