Flaperon Hinge Pin free play

[Lukeh]

I noticed free play on both outer hinges on Savannah S. 

Will I need to change bushing and pin, or could there be a more serious problem concerning metal parts of the wing and flaperons?

Anybody has done this?

[skippydiesel]

Hi Likeh,

Sorry not familiar with Savannahs, however I am anxious about the potential wear in the hinge pin design of my Sonex flight surfaces.

Still good, but only have a bit over 250hrs Hobbs.

The Sonex maintenance advice is to use a PTFE rich dry spray lubricant, on the hing mechanism. Dose Savannah recomend similar? If no, this may be a future wear mitigation strategy you could adopt.

There is a wide range of such lub's on the market .

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Edited 9 hours ago by skippydiesel