SDR 243DR1

Service difficulty report · Servo · Cessna TU206G

Difficulty date
November 21, 2007
Submitted
November 21, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N243DR
Make and model
Cessna TU206G
Aircraft serial
U20604747
Aircraft time
4,718 hours, 3,131 cycles
Engine
Cont TSIO520*
Part
Servo
Part number
1C7921888
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Elevator Trim
Part time
4,056 hours, 2,000 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHILE UNDERGOING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, MECHANIC FOUND ELEVATOR TRIM SYS WAS MISRIGGED. TRAVEL LIMITS WERE NOT CORRECT AND WERE ACTUALLY RIGGED OPPOSITE WITH REGARDS TO MAX TRAVEL UP/DOWN. TRAVEL LIMITS IN MM NR D2070-3-13 FIGURE 1-1 WERE MISINTERPRETED, MFG SHOULD REVISE THIS MANUAL SECTION TO BE MORE SPECIFIC SINCE WE HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE. ADDITIONALLY IT WAS FOUND THAT ELEVATOR TRIM SYS COULD NOT BE RIGGED BECAUSE CENTURY 2000 AUTOPILOT ELEVATOR TRIM SERVO WAS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY WHEN SYS WAS INSTALLED ON 10/9/2001 UNDER STC SA3479SW-D. FOUND SERVO MISMOUNTED, IT DID NOT MATCH CENTURY DRAWING 69D1754. REINSTALLED THE TRIM SERVO IAW THE STC DRAWINGS.

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