Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Beech E18S

Difficulty date
February 27, 2011
Submitted
March 4, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N136JJ
Make and model
Beech E18S
Aircraft serial
BA318
Aircraft time
17,919 hours
Part
Control Cable
Part number
4141870971
Condition
Broken
Location
Elevators
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF PILOT HEARD A "SNAP". ACFT PITCHED UP. PILOT REALIZED HE HAD LOST DOWN ELEVATOR CONTROL. PILOT REGAINED CONTROL BY USE OF TRIM CONTROL AND POWER REDUCTION. ACFT RETURNED FOR A SUCCESSFUL LANDING. NOTE: THE TOTAL TIME ON THE CABLE IS UNKNOWN.

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