{"id":2996,"date":"2016-01-17T14:30:47","date_gmt":"2016-01-17T03:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foxbatpilot.com\/?p=2996"},"modified":"2016-01-17T14:30:47","modified_gmt":"2016-01-17T03:30:47","slug":"a22ls-foxbat-new-safety-bulletin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foxbatpilot.com\/?p=2996","title":{"rendered":"A22LS Foxbat new safety bulletin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxbat.com.au\/public\/editor_images\/SA%20A22LS-13%20(Inspection%20and%20replacement%20of%20the%20threaded%20rod-end).pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2999\" src=\"http:\/\/foxbatpilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/safety-bulletin-elevator-rod-end.jpg?w=627\" alt=\"Safety Bulletin elevator rod end\" width=\"519\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foxbatpilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/safety-bulletin-elevator-rod-end.jpg 1323w, https:\/\/foxbatpilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/safety-bulletin-elevator-rod-end-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foxbatpilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/safety-bulletin-elevator-rod-end-1024x599.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/foxbatpilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/safety-bulletin-elevator-rod-end-768x449.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><\/a>Aeroprakt has issued a new MANDATORY safety bulletin affecting all centre-stick control A22 aircraft which are fitted with a control locking pin between the seats. Affected\u00a0A22LS aircraft start from\u00a0serial number 174 and A22L2 aircraft from\u00a0serial number 435.<\/p>\n<p>Note that twin yoke controls aircraft are not affected.<\/p>\n<p>In summary, when parked outside in windy conditions, the ailerons can exert considerable torque forces on the elevator rod-end screw eye,\u00a0where it connects\u00a0with the control stick, when the locking pin is in place. On one aircraft the rod-end eye was found to be sheared\u00a0after a period of outside parking in adverse weather conditions, resulting in a complete lack of elevator control.<\/p>\n<p>Bulletin action requires (a) a thorough inspection of the rod-end eye screw fitting; (b) replacement if any defect is found; and (c) control surface gust locks must\u00a0be fitted as per section 9.2 of the A22 Pilot Operating Handbook when the aircraft is parked outside.<\/p>\n<p>Click on the picture or here to read the bulletin: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxbat.com.au\/public\/editor_images\/SA%20A22LS-13%20(Inspection%20and%20replacement%20of%20the%20threaded%20rod-end).pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SA A22LS-13 Elevator Rod-end<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aeroprakt has issued a new MANDATORY safety bulletin affecting all centre-stick control A22 aircraft which are fitted with a control locking pin between the seats. Affected\u00a0A22LS aircraft start from\u00a0serial number 174 and A22L2 aircraft from\u00a0serial number 435. Note that twin &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/foxbatpilot.com\/?p=2996\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[27,376],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foxbatpilot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2996"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foxbatpilot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foxbatpilot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foxbatpilot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foxbatpilot.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foxbatpilot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2996\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foxbatpilot.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foxbatpilot.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foxbatpilot.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}