What was found
ROLL SERVO HAD SCREW COME LOOSE AND MADE CONTACT WITH CIRCUIT BOARD CAUSING SHORT AND BURNING UP COMPONENTS ON BOARD. RECOMMEND TO USE LOCTITE ON SCREWS TO PREVENT SCREWS FROM BACKING OUT OF HOLES. (K)
- Difficulty date
- March 3, 2005
- Submitted
- March 24, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N434SP
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 172S8302
- Engine
- Lyc IO360A1A
- System (JASC)
- 1430 · Fasteners
- Part
- Screw
- Condition
- Backed Out
- Location
- Roll Servo
- Component
- Roll Servo · Honeywell · KS271C
- Component part number
- 065001790300
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.