What was found
THE CONNECTOR FROM AIRCRAFT HARNESS THAT MATS TO THE TURN COORDINATOR HAS IMPROPERLY CRIMPED PINS. THIS FAULTY CONNECTION CAUSES AUTOPILOT WING ROCKING AND CAN CAUSE UNDESIRABLE ROLL RATES DURING CLIMBS.
- Difficulty date
- May 15, 2003
- Submitted
- June 5, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N529PT
- Make and model
- Cessna T182T
- Aircraft serial
- T18208119
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540*
- System (JASC)
- 3424 · Turn and Bank/Rate of Turn Indicator
- Part
- Connector
- Condition
- Improper
- Component
- Turn Coordinato
- Component part number
- 1394T10010RA
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.