Service difficulty report · Rod · Diamon DA40

Difficulty date
January 20, 2010
Submitted
March 1, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA40
Aircraft time
617 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360M1A
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YR1
Part
Rod
Part number
D4132232033B
Condition
Worn
Location
Nlg
Part time
746 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) THE DAMPER ASSY D41-3223-20-00G WAS DISASSEMBLED TO REPLACE WORN RUBBER ELEMENTS. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LOWER END OF THE DAMPER ROD THAT HOLDS THE ASSY TOGETHER HAD BEEN SEVERELY WORN AND WAS BEYOND LIMITS. IT APPEARS THAT THE LOWER DAMPER PLATE (DAMPER PLATE III AND DAMPER PLATE I) HAVE BEEN SLIDING AGAINST THE DAMPER ROD CAUSING THE DETERIORATION.

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