Service difficulty report · Servo · Beech 58

Difficulty date
March 26, 2013
Submitted
April 3, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4298Y
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH1998
Part
Servo
Part number
065001782200
Part serial
3067
Condition
Defective
Location
Pitch
Component
Autopilot · Hnywl · KFC225
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE PITCH SERVO OVERHEATED CAUSING SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE CURRENT LIMITING RESISTOR HAD MELTED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD EXPERIENCED SOME MINOR PORPOISING PRIOR TO THE SMOKE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS ACFT HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND THE 3RD S/N WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

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