Service difficulty report · Bellcrank · Dhav DHC6200

Difficulty date
March 23, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6200
Aircraft time
39,557 hours
Part
Bellcrank
Part number
C6CFM113827
Condition
Warped
Location
Elevator
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING REPETITIVE INSPECTION OF ELEVATOR BELLCRANK AND AREA, AN AME NOTICED SLIGHT SIGNS OF CHAFFING AROUND UPPER AND LOWER ELEVATOR CABLE ATTACH POINTS. BELLCRANK WAS REMOVED AND FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND PART WAS WARPED CAUSING THE EVIDENT CHAFFING. SMALL AMOUNT OF INDUCED SIDE PRESSURE CAUSED BELLCRANK TO JAM UP ON FUSELAGE/EMPENAGE STRUCTURE. PARTS REPLACED AS PER MM.