Service difficulty report · Rod End · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
December 17, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft time
5,232 hours
Engine
Cont IO240B
Propeller
Snsnch W69EK63
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Rod End
Part number
HF3M
Condition
Seized
Location
Throttle Cable
Part time
498 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING LANDING WITH THROTTLE BACK TO IDLE, PILOT NOTICED THAT THE THROTTLE COULD NO LONGER BE ADVANCED, AND WOULD SPRING BACK. INSPECTION REVEALED ROD END AT THROTTLE BODY WAS SEIZED. WHEN DISCONNECTED THROTTLE CABLE FUNCTIONED TESTED OK. BEARING IN ROD END NOT ABLE TO MOVE WHEN SQUEEZED BETWEEN FINGERS. NEW ROD END INSTALLED, ALONG WITH INDEPENDENT CONTROL CHECK, ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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