Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Eclips ECLIPSEEA500

Difficulty date
June 18, 2013
Submitted
June 24, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N54KJ
Make and model
Eclips ECLIPSEEA500
Aircraft serial
000091
Aircraft time
1,212 hours, 1,128 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Damaged
Location
Pitch Servo
Part time
1,212 hours, 1,128 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, FLIGHT CREW NOTICED ANOMALIES WITH THE PITCH CONTROL. TAKEOFF WAS SAFELY ABORTED. INSPECTED AND TROUBLESHOT PITCH SYSTEM. FOUND PITCH CONTROL SERVO CABLE RETAINING BALL DISLODGED FROM THE BALL INSERT ON THE PITCH CONTROL SERVO CABLE BARREL. INSTALLED SERVO CONTROL CABLE ON SERVO BARREL, INSURING INSTALLATION OF RETAINING BALL INTO BALL INSERT. TESTED PITCH SYSTEM MANY TIMES WITH NO DISCREPANCIES. ACFT FLEW WITH NO FLIGHT CONTROL DISCREPANCIES.