Service difficulty report · Pushrod · Cessna 510

Difficulty date
August 10, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 510
Engine
Pwc PW615FA
Part
Pushrod
Part number
70612132
Condition
Undertorqued
Location
Elevator
Part time
419 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) DURING THE 36 MONTH CHECK THE AREA OF THE ELEVATOR CONTROL SYS SECTOR AND HORN WAS ACCESSED FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE ACFT WAS NEW AND IT WAS FOUND THE BOLTS WERE NOT TORQUED CORRECTLY AND THAT BOTH THE BOLTS COULD BE SLID BACK AND FORTH IN THE ROD AND SECTOR ASSY. BOTH WERE IN SAFETY BUT NOT TIGHTENED FULLY.

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