What was found
DIRECT DRIVE AILERON AUTOPILOT ACTUATOR, ARC PA495A-1, WAS BROKEN INSIDE MOTOR HOUSING CAUSING THE AILERON CONTROLS TO HANG UP.
- Difficulty date
- May 13, 2016
- Submitted
- May 13, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N414FC
- Make and model
- Cessna 414A
- Aircraft serial
- 414A0039
- Aircraft time
- 6,084 hours
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520*
- System (JASC)
- 2210 · Autopilot System
- Part
- Actuator
- Part number
- 439894908
- Part serial
- 122961
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Aileron
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.