SDR 20050413

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna U206G

Difficulty date
April 12, 2005
Submitted
April 15, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N67JA
Make and model
Cessna U206G
Aircraft serial
U20605781
Part
Actuator
Part number
12601491
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Zone 300
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

DURING ANNUAL INSP, ELEV TRIM TAB FREE PLAY FOUND TO EXCEED LIMITS. EXCESSIVE PLAY LOCATED IN ACT ASSY. NEW ACT INSTALLED. WHILE PERFORMING RIGGING CHK, TAB MOVED TO ITS LIMITS & A SECOND AMT OBSERVING CABLE MVMNT IN TAIL CONE. MOVING TAB BACK TO NEUTRAL & JUST PRIOR TO REACHING IT, A BANG HEARD FOLLOWED BY TRIM CABLE GOING SLACK. ON INSP, FOUND PINS THAT HOLD SPROCKET TO ACT SHEARED. INVEST FOUND SLEEVE SPROCKET MUSHROOMED. HOLES WHERE PINS INSTALL APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN GROUND OR CHISELED. ACT RETURNED TO SUPPLIER. DURING RECEIVING INSP OF 2ND NEW ACT, FOUND SPROCKET NOT MOUNTED SQUARELY IN SLEEVE. SECOND ACT RETURNED TO SUPPLIER. SERVICEABLE UNIT REMOVED FROM ANOTHER 206 & INSTALLED PLANE.

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