Service difficulty report · Rod End · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
March 5, 2014
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft time
6,244 hours
Engine
Cont IO240B
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Rod End
Part number
HF3M
Condition
Seized
Location
Throttle
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) REPORTED ISSUE WITH THE ACFT THAT THE THROTTLE WOULD NOT MOVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE ROD END SEIZED AT THE ENGINE THROTTLE BODY. A NEW ROD END WAS INSTALLED. CURRENTLY THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT IN THE LUBE SCHEDULE TO LUBRICATE THE ROD END.

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