What was found
(AUS) LT ENGINE MIXTURE CONTROL RODEND LOOSE. BALL WAS ONLY RETAINED BY SECONDARY RETAINER CLIP. FINGER PRESSURE COULD DISCONNECT RODEND FROM FCU. (CASA NR 510001617)
- Difficulty date
- April 6, 2005
- Submitted
- June 6, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540J2BD
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE3YR2
- System (JASC)
- 7602 · Mixture Control
- Part
- Rod End
- Part number
- 89307000
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Mixture Control
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.