What was found
(CAN) AFTER LAST FLIGHT INSPECTION THE LOWER ROD END WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE. THE STAKED AREA AROUND THE BALL WAS WORN ENOUGH TO ALLOW IT TO COME OUT OF THE ROD END. NEW ROD END INSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- May 14, 2002
- Submitted
- June 13, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Aerosp AS355F1
- Aircraft time
- 5,249 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C20F
- System (JASC)
- 6700 · Rotorcraft Flight Control
- Part
- Ball Joint
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Control Rod
- Component
- Control Rod End · 126892P
- 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.