Service difficulty report · Flying Wire · Chris A1

Difficulty date
August 31, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Chris A1
Part
Flying Wire
Part number
57085
Condition
Broken
Location
Wing
Part time
1,833 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
E, 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) IN CRUISE, AIRCRAFT ON FLOATS, IN CALM AIR, THE PILOT FELT A THUMP IN THE CONTROL STICK AND A SUBSEQUENT VIBRATION. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. THE UPPER LEFT FLYING WIRE WAS FOUND TO HAVE SEPARATED 6 INCHES FROM THE LOWER END. NO CORROSION EVIDENT. PART TC: 2,386.

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