Service difficulty report · Aileron · Pitts S2B

Difficulty date
May 15, 2009
Submitted
June 16, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pitts S2B
Aircraft time
1,036 hours
Engine
Lyc AEIO540D4A5
Propeller
Hartzl HCC3YR
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Aileron
Condition
Obstructed
Part time
1,036 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) INSP OF THE CONTROL SURFACES FOUND THAT AILERONS DO NOT MAKE TRAVEL LIMITS AND PUSH RODS ARE HITTING FWD SPARS OF THE LWR WINGS. ELEVATOR TAB IS UNABLE TO MAKE LIMITS AS STATED. BOTH TRAVEL LIMITS AS STATED IN MM 70206-001 DATED 5-20-1998 PAGE 6 STATE TRAVEL LIMITS FOR A MODEL S-2B AND NOT THE S-2C IAW FAA TYPE CERTIFICATE DATA SHEET A8S0 REVISION 22. CONTACTED FOR CURRENT REVISION OF MM AND TOLD THE CURRENT REVISION WAS WHAT WE HAD DATED 5-20-1998.

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