Service difficulty report · Rod · Cessna 206H

Difficulty date
November 17, 2003
Submitted
December 2, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N35561
Make and model
Cessna 206H
Aircraft serial
20608166
Engine
Lyc IO540*
Part
Rod
Part number
12606481
Condition
Broken
Location
Aileron
Part time
507 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKE OFF, THE PILOT NOTICED MINIMAL REACTION FROM AILERON CONTROL INPUTS. PILOT LANDED SAFELY. INVESTIGATION REVEALED LT AILERON DISCONNECTED FROM CONTROL ROD. FOUND THAT CONTROL ROD HAD BROKEN IN THREADED AREA JUST FORWARD OF AILERON CONTROL ROD END JAM NUT. IT APPEARS THAT BREAK WAS DUE TO SEIZURE OF ROD END. POSSIBLY DUE TO LACK OF LUBE. ALSO PLAY A PART, IT APPEARS ROD END ATTACH SCREW WAS OVER TORQUED SEIZING ROD END BEARING SO THAT IT COULD NOT ROTATE AROUND ATTACH SCREW. INSURE ON ALL INSPECTIONS THAT AILERON CONTROL ROD HAS FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT AND IS PROPERLY LUBRICATED.

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