Service difficulty report · Pushrod · Brasov IS28B2

Difficulty date
May 4, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Brasov IS28B2
Part
Pushrod
Part number
28BF02047
Condition
Worn
Location
Elevator
Part time
1,600 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) WEAR MARKS FOUND ON CENTER OF 6 PUSHROD (AT TOP OF VERTICAL STABILIZER). DEPTH OF MARK APPROXIMATELY 50 PERCENT OF WALL THICKNESS. THE POSSIBLE CAUSE IS THOUGHT TO HAVE HAPPENED WHILE TOWING THIS GLIDER OVER SEVERAL TRIPS AND THE ELEVATOR CONTROL PUSHROD WAS BOUNCING AND MAKING CONTACT WITH THE FIBERGLASS FAIRING AND WEARING INTO PUSHROD. THE PUSHROD WAS SECURED IN A MANNER WHICH WOULD PREVENT A RECURRENCE.

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