Greetings,

After several months of faithful service, my LT-40 developed a problem with the right aileron. (Note: I did do my preflight flight control checks and it looked ok before flight).

I took off yesterday and (despite having been trimmed out for many flights) the plane started rolling badly to the left, when I ran out of trim clicks I began to get very nervous. I called quickly for a landing and managed to settle her in without incident.

Anyway, upon inspection, the torque rod that actuates the right aileron had punched through the aileron structure, but not quite through the covering. Anyway, now the aileron is loose and has no up travel.

My question is whether I can remove the balsa above the torque rod and replace it then recover the aileron. Or, do I have to remove the aileron and replace it. I'm afraid if I replace just a small section of the aileron it won't be perfectly smooth.

Suggestions?

GB