# SDR 2021FA0000335

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: October 30, 2021
- Submitted: November 23, 2021
- Operation: General aviation
- Aircraft: [N3225R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3225R), registered now
- Make and model: Piper PA-28R-180
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 28R31134
- Aircraft time: 3,568 hours
- System (JASC): [5300 · Fuselage Structure (General)](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5300)
- Part: Servo
- Part number: 0110292711
- Part serial: 5G9004702
- Condition: Failed
- Part time: 68 hours
- Component: Autopilot, Garmin Intl, GFC500
- Stage of operation: NR
- How discovered: C
- Nature of condition: Z, J
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2021FA0000335

## Discrepancy

GARMIN GSA28 PITCH TRIM SERVO FAILED AFTER APPROXIMATELY EIGHTEEN MONTHS / 68 HOURS IN SERVICE. FLIGHT INSTRUMENTATION DISPLAYED "SERVO HARDWARE FAULT" AND RED "PTRIM" FLAG DURING FLIGHT, AND ELECTRIC PITCH TRIM BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE SERVO DISPLAYED A "RED" STATUS LIGHT INDICATING FAILURE.

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