What was found
ELEVATOR TRIM LOCKED UP IN FLIGHT. TRIM ACTUATOR SPROCKET FOUND TO BE BROKEN WHERE PIN ATTACHES IT TO ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY.
- Difficulty date
- August 23, 2017
- Submitted
- August 23, 2017
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N153FC
- Make and model
- Cessna 182T
- Aircraft serial
- 18281774
- Aircraft time
- 1,679 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO540AB1A5
- Engine time
- 1,679 hours
- Propeller
- Mcauly B3D36C431
- System (JASC)
- 2731 · Elevator Tab Control System
- Part
- Sprocket
- Part number
- 12601131
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Elevator Trim
- Part time
- 1,679 hours
- Stage of operation
- AP
- 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.