SDR 95ZZZX1024

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Beech 400BEECH

Difficulty date
February 14, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N61SM
Make and model
Beech 400BEECH
Aircraft serial
RK60
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Out Of Adj
Location
Elevator
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PILOT COMPLAINED THAT IN A HIGH SPEED DESCENT, THE AUTOPILOT WOULD NOT MAINTAIN CONSTANT AIRSPEED. IN INSPECTING THE AIRCRAFT, THE ELEVATOR CABLES WERE SET 35 POUNDS ABOVE MAXIMUM TENSION SETTING AND WITH THE ELEVATOR'S PIN IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION, THE LEFT ELEVATOR WAS IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION, BUT THE RIGHT ELEVATOR WAS ONE INCH ABOVE NEUTRAL. RECENTERED TORQUE TUBE AND REPLACED A SHIM. P/N: AN960D516L BETWEEN THE BEARING. RESET ALL CABLE TENSIONS TO SPECS.