SDR 99ZZZX1878

Service difficulty report · Bellcrank · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date: April 19, 1999
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N940SP
Make and model: Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial: 172S8135
System (JASC): 2730 · Elevator Control System
Part: Bellcrank
Part number: 05341221
Condition: Out Of Adjust
Location: Elevator
Part time: 9 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

FOUND NEW CESSNA AT FACTORY HAD ELEVATOR HALVES MISALIGNED BY .25 INCH. WHEN STREAMLINED WITH LOWER HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ONE SIDE WAS .25 INCH OUT OF ALIGNMENT WITH OTHER SIDE. AFTER FERRY FLIGHT TO HOME STATION, ELEVATOR BELLCRANK BOLTS WERE LOOSENED, ELEVATOR HALVES ALIGNED, AND BOLTS RE-TORQUED.

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