What was found
STICK LIMITER REPLACED DUE TO NOISY/INTERMITTENT OPERATION. UNIT WAS DISASSEMBLED AND MOTOR BRUSHES FOUND CONTAMINATED WITH GREASE. GREASE IS PASSING THROUGH SEAL FROM MECHANICAL SECTION OF LIMITER TO THE ELECTRICAL SIDE OF UNIT.
- Difficulty date
- July 9, 2010
- Submitted
- January 4, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Diamon DA42
- System (JASC)
- 2797 · Flight Control System Wiring
- Part
- Motor
- Part number
- IMD32430A50
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Armiture
- Part time
- 714 hours
- Component
- Stick Limiter · Diamon · D6027331200
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- Z
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.