Service difficulty report · Control Rod · Grob G120A

Difficulty date
November 28, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Grob G120A
Aircraft time
2,324 hours
Engine
Lyc AEIO540D4A5
Propeller
Hartzl HCC3YR
Part
Control Rod
Part number
120A44082
Condition
Gouged
Location
Elevator Trim
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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) ELEVATOR TRIM ROD, 120A-4441, HAS TWO SPOTS WHERE BOLTS FROM THE ELEVATOR CONTROL ROD, 120A-4441, WERE GOUGING INTO THE ROD WHEN THE SYS WAS BEING OPERATED. IN ORDER TO RECTIFY, THE BOLTS AT THE QUADRANT FOR THE ELEVATOR CONTROL ROD, 120A-4441, THE AILERON ROD & THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING ROD HAD TO BE INSTALLED WITH THE BOLT HEADS TO THE RT SIDE OF THE ACFT TO ALLOW PROPER CLEARANCES FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT SYSTEMS.

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