Service difficulty report · Link · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
March 13, 2000
Submitted
March 30, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7ZU
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5500433
Part
Link
Part number
C419175
Condition
Bent
Location
Pedestal
Part time
6,135 hours
Component
Chain Assy
Component part number
556540032
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
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

AIRCRAFT''S PITCH TRIM JAMMED IN-FLIGHT AND A SUCCESSFUL LANDING WAS MADE. UPON INSPECTION, MECHANICS FOUND THE SAFETY CLIP THAT HOLDS TH MASTER LINK TOGETHER CAME OFF AND THEN BENT THE MASTER LINK. THE MASTER LINK IS PART OF A CHAIN ASSY LOCATED IN THE PEDESTAL OF THE COCKPIT TRANSFERRING THE MOTION OF THE ELEVATOR TRIM WHEEL TO TEH CABLE SYSTEM. THE CHAIN ASSY WAS REPLACED AND SYSTEM WORKED FINE. SUBMITTER STATED SPECIAL ATTENTION SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE MASTER LINK ON PHASE 5 INSPECTIONS.

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