What was found
DURING INSPECTION, THE AILERON CONTROL ROD WAS FOUND TO BE WORN APPROX 15% OF THE THICKNESS. THE ROD WAS WORN FROM THE AILERON GUST LOCK SYS & SEEMS ONLY WEAR ON THE PILOTS OTBD SIDE DUE TO A SLIGHT MISALIGNMENT OF THE GUST LOCK.
- Difficulty date
- April 6, 2015
- Submitted
- April 9, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N257MC
- Make and model
- Dorner DO228202
- Aircraft serial
- 8102
- Aircraft time
- 14,160 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2710 · Aileron Control System
- Part
- Control Rod
- Part number
- A420114A04B
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Aileron
- Part time
- 14,160 hours
- 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.