Service difficulty report · Pin · Cessna 180A

Difficulty date
July 12, 2002
Submitted
August 7, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 180A
Aircraft time
5,640 hours
Engine
Cont O470L
Propeller
Mcauly 2A34C203
Part
Pin
Part number
AN16322RS
Condition
Broken
Location
Elevator
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.

What was found

(CAN) PILOT NOTICED INCREASING VAGUENESS IN ELEVATOR CONTROL AND LANDED ASAP. UPON CLOSE EXAMINATION TURN BARREL AND PIN EYE HAD SEPARATED CAUSING VAGUENESS IN CONTROL SAFETY WIRE WAS HOLDING PARTS TOGETHER, TURN BARREL HAD FRACTURED AT BARREL END. THE ABOVE WAS MARKED BY THE SAFETY WIRE AND THE ANTI-CORROSION MATERIAL GREASE ETC. BOTH EYES WERE CHANGED RETENSION, CABLES, RESAFETY AND GIVEN FRESH ANTI-CORROSION TREATMENT. HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT ALL SALT WATER OPERATORS OF C180, C185 REMOVED AND INSPECT THESE COMPONENTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AS SALT WATER CORROSION HAPPENS SO QUICKLY.

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