Service difficulty report · Servo · Beech 58

Difficulty date
March 29, 2000
Submitted
May 8, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3033B
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH1869
Part
Servo
Part serial
29207
Condition
Failed
Part time
149 hours
Component
Bendix
Component part number
KS270A
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED AUTOPILOT PITCH AXIS FAILED AFTER FLYING THROUGH TURBULENCE. PITCH SERVO REMAINED ENGAGED, BUT IT WOULD NOT FOLLOW FLIGHT DIRECTOR COMMANDS. COMPLAINT WAS CONFIRMED ON GROUND TEST. UPON REMOVAL OF PITCH SERVO, AND ROTATING IT SIDE TO SIDE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT NUMEROUS UNKNOWN INTERNAL COMPONENTS HAD BECOME DETACHED. (X)

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