Service difficulty report · Control Rod · Diamon DA42

Difficulty date
January 14, 2008
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA42
Aircraft time
50 hours
Engine
Thielt TAE12501
Part
Control Rod
Part number
DSPR116X058
Condition
Bent
Location
Aileron
Part time
50 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) AFTER RECEIVING A REPORT OF AN ANOMALY WITH THE CONTROL ROD FROM ANOTHER OPERATOR, WE INSPECTED THE ROD ENDS ON OUR AC. ALSO FOUND THE ROD ENDS ON BOTH LT AND RT AILERONS BENT. THE ROD ENDS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN BENT TO ACCOMODATE THE MOVEMENT OF THE AILERON BUT WE CANNOT FIND A DESCRIPTION OF THIS PROCESSS IN THE MM. (TC NR 20080115008)

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