Service difficulty report · Link · Robsin R44RAVENII

Difficulty date
January 8, 2008
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Robsin R44RAVENII
Aircraft time
110 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540AE1A5
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Link
Part number
B5642
Condition
Damaged
Location
Throttle
Part time
721 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.

What was found

(CAN) WHILE CONDUCTING AN INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE BEARING LOOKED TO BE SEPERATED FROM THE LINK. THE LINK WAS REMOVED AND INDEED IT WAS. THE LINK AND NEW WASHERS (SB-62) WERE INSTALLED AND NO OTHER ISSUES WERE NOTED. WHILE CONDUCTING RECENT THROTTLE LINKAGE WASHER INSTALLATION, WE ALSO NOTED THAT SOME OF THE LINKS HAD LITTLE SURFACE DAMAGE ON OTHER LINKS PRE-SB WASHER INSTALLATION. (TC NR 20080108009)