Service difficulty report · Push-Pull Rod · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
September 18, 2010
Submitted
September 20, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N277MJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
277
Aircraft time
38,173 hours, 43,549 cycles
Part
Push-Pull Rod
Part number
R20990
Condition
Broken
Location
Elevator
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED DURING TAXI LT ELEVATOR MOVED WHEN CREW HIT BUMP. RT ELEVATOR DID NOT MOVE. CREW REPORTED THAT GUST LOCK WAS ON. UPON INSPECTION MAINTENANCE FOUND LT ELEVATOR CTRL ROD BROKEN. THE LEFT ELEVATOR WAS TOTALLY DISCONNECTED AND FLOATING FREE. THE ADJUSTABLE EYE END PULLED OUT OF THE PUSH/PULL ROD, P/N 20990. CHANGED PUSHROD ASSEMBLY.

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