Service difficulty report · Control Rod · Univar F1A

Difficulty date
March 22, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Univar F1A
Engine
Cont C9012F
Part
Control Rod
Part number
F52036
Condition
Corroded
Location
Aileron
Part time
1,369 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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) INTERNAL CORROSION OF CONTROL RODS WAS FOUND. THE AILERON CONTROL ROD (RT) WAS CORRODED THROUGH AT ROD-END INBOARD TO ATTACHMENT LUG AT AILERON BELLCRANK. (WING ROOT AREA). PN F-52036 EXTERNAL CORROSION OF 50 PERCENT OF WALL THICKNESS WAS FOUND ON BOTTOM SURFACE OF THE ELEVATOR CONTROL ROD. PN F-52022.