Service difficulty report · Elbow · Doug DC3C

Difficulty date
October 26, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Doug DC3C
Aircraft time
38,592 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67R
Part
Elbow
Part number
4117124
Condition
Damaged
Location
Control Column
Part time
38,643 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 A ROUTINE INSPECTION 2 OF THE 6 SCREWS SECURING CONTROL COLUMN UPPER ELBOW TO THE CONTROL COLUMN UPPER TUBE ASSY WERE FOUND LOOSE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE THREADS IN THE CONTROL COLUMN UPPER ELBOW WHICH IS A MACHINED CASTING WERE STRIPPED.

More about the Doug DC3C