Service difficulty report · Roll Pin · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
October 11, 2000
Submitted
October 19, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N42WP
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
318252038
Part
Roll Pin
Part number
480735
Condition
Backed Out
Location
Actuator
Component
Rod End
Component part number
452427
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PILOT RETURNED FROM FLIGHT, REPORTED RUDDER TRIM INOPERABLE. FOUND ONE OF THE TWO ROLL PINS THAT SECURE THE ROD END THAT CONNECTS THE ACTUATOR SCREW TO THE TRIM TAB PUSH/PULL TUBE HAD MIGRATED ALMOST COMPLETELY OUT, THE OTHER ROLL PIN WAS MISSING. THIS CAUSED ROD END TO DISCONNECT FROM ACTUATOR SCREW RENDERING THE TRIM INOPERABLE. TWO NEW PINS INSTALLED, SAFTIED WITH .032 INCH WIRE. REF: AC65-9A, PG 145; AC43.13-1B, PG 7-17 (7-104). (X)

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