Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 182S

Difficulty date
April 15, 2000
Submitted
May 4, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N789LM
Make and model
Cessna 182S
Aircraft serial
18280043
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Elevator Trim
Part time
105 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

WHILE CHECKING FOR ELEVATOR TRIM OPERATOR AFTER C/W SB 00-22-01A ON KAP-104 AUTOPILOT SERVO, NOTED THE ELEVATOR TRIM WOULD NOT GO FULL TRAVEL. AFTER INVESTIGATING, NOTED THE SERVO TRIM CABLE SWEDGED BALL WAS OUTSIDE THE SERVO DRUM, THE AUTOPILOT CABLE WAS NOT PROPERLY CENTERED IN REFERENCE TO ELEV TRIM NEUTRAL. RIGGED SYSTEM TO CESSNA MM WITH NO RIGGING PROBLEMS. SUBMITTER STATED IT WAS OBVIOUS TRIM WAS NOT RIGGED PROPERLY AT FACTORY. POSSIBILITY OF OTHERS HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEM. PROBLEM WOULD NOT BE OBVIOUS UNTIL ELEVATOR TRIM IS RUN TO ITS LIMIT ALLOWING THE SWEDGE BALL TO COME OFF THE DRUM. (X)

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