Service difficulty report · Trim Motor · Cirrus SR20

Difficulty date
April 24, 2026
Submitted
April 24, 2026
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2130
Make and model
Cirrus SR20
Aircraft serial
2130
Aircraft time
3,719 hours
Part
Trim Motor
Part number
11797008
Part serial
738
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 100
Part time
3,719 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ELEVATOR PITCH TRIM MOTOR HOUSE ATTACH SCREWS ARE WORKING LOOSE AND CAUSING EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT OF THE ELEVATOR SYSTEM. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH ALL 24 OF OUR AIRCRAFT. CIRRUS HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT BUT HAS TAKEN NO ACTION AS OF THIS DATE. TO CORRECT, ONE MUST REMOVE THE TRIM MOTOR, RETIGHTEN THE SCREWS, AND REINSTALL. UNKNOWN YET HOW LONG RETIGHTENING THE SCREWS LASTS.

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