Service difficulty report · Rod End · Diamon DA42

Difficulty date
January 7, 2008
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA42
Aircraft time
98 hours
Engine
Thielt TAE12501
Part
Rod End
Part number
KA6D8X50
Condition
Bent
Location
At Aileron
Part time
98 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) WHILE RIGGING THE AILERON SYS FOLLOWING MAINT, NOTICED BOTH THE LT AND RT AILERON CONTROL ROD END FITTINGS WERE BENT WHERE THE CONTROL ROD IS ATTACHED TO THE BELLCRANK AT THE MOST OB POINT. NEW STRAIGHT FITTINGS WERE INSTALLED BUT THIS CAUSED THE AILERON SYS TO BIND. THERE IS NO REFERENCE IN THE IPC OR MM REFERENCING BENT ROD ENDS AS BOTH ROD ENDS ON THE CONTROL ROD HAVE THE SAME PN. (TC NR 20080115003)

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