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INSPECT FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM ALUMINUM AND STEEL CONNECTING
LINKS
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Do not reuse rod ends removed
from fixed end of connecting links.
Adjustable rod ends cannot have a
hole in them. Rod end could fail,
resulting in loss of flight control.
11.
Check link for loose swaged inserts as follows:
NOTE
Loose swaged inserts occur more
above mixing linkage control stops.
a.
Remove hydraulic power.
b.
Check links between sta. 444 and 482 first.
c.
Check ends of link for black dust. If dust is
found, insert is loose.
d.
Check end of link for position of insert.
Position of insert must be flush to 0.031 inch
out of tube. If not within limits, insert is loose.
e.
Apply hydraulic pressure and check for
movement of loose insert.
f.
Remove hydraulic power.
g.
Move link by hand. If insert moves, replace
link.
h.
If insert does not move under hand load, but
insert is not flush with tube or is out of tube
more than 0.031 inch, replace link.
i.
If black dust is found at insert, remove link
for repair.
j.
If insert is loose when moved by hand,
replace link.
FOLLOW-ON MAINTENANCE:
As Required
END OF TASK
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