Service difficulty report · Screw · Cessna 150H

Difficulty date
March 20, 2009
Submitted
April 9, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 150H
Aircraft time
3,602 hours
Engine
Cont O200A
Propeller
Mcauly 1A101DCM
Part
Screw
Part number
AN5158R6
Condition
Missing
Location
Rt Aileron
Component
Aileron Pulley · Cessna · 12200981
Stage of operation
IN
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) THE PILOT NOTED HIS AILERON CONTROLS WERE SLUGGISH DURING FLIGHT AND THE CONTROL WHEEL WAS OFF CENTER DURING LEVEL FLIGHT. DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE UPPER AILERON PULLEY BRACKET SCREW AND NUT WERE MISSING. THE PULLEY BRACKET WAS SLIGHTLY BENT OVER CAUSING THE AILERON TENSION TO BE SLACK, THUS CAUSING SLUGGISH CONTROL AND CONTROL COLUMN OFF CENTER FROM NEUTRAL THE MISSING SCREW AND NUT WAS REPLACED. THE PULLEY BRACKET WAS INSPECTED - NO DEFECTS FOUND. THE AILERON SYS WAS RE-RIGGED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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