What was found
DURING A ROUTINE 100 HR INSPECTION, THE TECH DISCOVERED THAT THE PITCH SERVO BRIDLE CLAMP WAS CRACKED BUT STILL ATTACHED TO THE ELEVATOR CONTROL ROD. THE TECH REPLACED THE CLAMP.
- Difficulty date
- June 27, 2016
- Submitted
- June 28, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N265PS
- Make and model
- Diamon DA40
- Aircraft serial
- 40N283
- Aircraft time
- 989 hours
- Engine
- Austro E4
- Engine time
- 989 hours
- Propeller
- Mtprop MTV6R
- System (JASC)
- 2215 · Autopilot Main Servo
- Part
- Clamp
- Part number
- D4122131053
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Pitch Servo
- Part time
- 989 hours
- 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.