Service difficulty report · Unknown · Piper PA28181

Difficulty date
November 10, 2023
Submitted
November 14, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N203EA
Make and model
Piper PA28181
Aircraft serial
28020118
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
F, Z
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE PITCH SERVO BRIDLE CABLE CLAMPS WERE IMPROPERLY TORQUED. THEY STILL HAD THE UNTOUCHED FACTORY TORQUE STRIPES ON THE BOLTS AND NUTS. THE CLAMPS SLID OUT OF POSITION AND THE BRIDLE BECAME CABLE WRAPPED AROUND THE SERVO CAPSTAIN AND BOUND THE MAIN PITCH CABLE. INSPECTION ALSO REVEALED THAT ALL OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL CABLES IN THE AIRCRAFT WERE TENSIONED TO APPROXIMATELY 1/2 OF THEIR SPECIFIED TENSION. THE BRIDLE CABLE WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN A BACKWARDS CONFIGURATION. PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE.

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