SDR SWIA972384

Service difficulty report · Connecting Rod · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
February 21, 2001
Submitted
February 23, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N580SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120348
Aircraft time
5,210 hours, 7,427 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118B
Part
Connecting Rod
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Aileron
Stage of operation
IN
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

AFTER SHUTDOWN, AILERON CONTROL WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE LEFT OR RIGHT WITHOUT EXCESSIVE FORCE. INSPECTED LEFT AND RIGHT AILERON CABLE ROUTING. NO DEFECTS NOTED. AILERONS HAVE FREE MOVEMENT. PSP MX REQUEST CHECK LEFT AND RIGHT RVIT (AILERON) FOR CONDITION. CHECK OF LEFT RVIT, FOUND TO BE OK. CHECK OF RIGHT RVIT FOUND SUPPORT (P/N 120-63140-001) BENT. FOUND CONNECTING ROD (P/N 120-63143) BROKEN. FOUND BELLCRANK (P/N 123-82549-007) FOR RUDDER INSTALLED. REMOVED AND REPLACED BELLCRANK. OPS CHECK GOOD. BELLCRANK (P/N: 123-82549-009).

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