Service difficulty report · Bearing · Cessna U206G

Difficulty date
April 22, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna U206G
Aircraft time
16,225 hours
Engine
Cont IO520F
Propeller
Mcauly D3A34C404
Part
Bearing
Condition
Worn
Location
Control Tube
Part time
16,227 hours
Component
Control Tube
Component part number
12614015
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 INSP IT WAS NOTICE THAT THE LT CONTROL TUBE WAS ROUGH AS IT WAS PULLED OUT AND PUSHED IN. AFTER TAKING IT OFF, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE BEARINGS HAD WORN THE TUBE TO ITS LIMITS. THE CONTROL TUBE AND THE BEARINGS WERE CHANGED.

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