What was found
(CAN) DURING INSPECTION BELLCRANK FOUND TO BE WORN IN BEARING LOCATION WHERE ELEVATOR PUSH-PULL ROD ATTACHES, TO THE POINT WHERE THE BEARING WAS LOOSE IN BELLCRANK. PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE CAUSED BY BEARING BECOMING SEIZED.
- Difficulty date
- June 23, 2000
- Submitted
- August 4, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31T
- Aircraft time
- 11,203 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A28
- System (JASC)
- 2730 · Elevator Control System
- Part
- Elevator
- Part number
- 4030700
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Lower Bearing
- Component
- Elev B/C Assy · Piper
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.