SDR 95ZZZX2415

Service difficulty report · Servo · Cessna 401B

Difficulty date
February 15, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3013Q
Make and model
Cessna 401B
Aircraft serial
401B0013
Part
Servo
Part number
108P4
Condition
Jammed
Component
Stec
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PITCH CONTROLS JAMMED. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND PITCH SERVO BRIDLE CABLE RETAINING BALL HAD SLIPPED OUT OF SLOT AND JAMMED AGAINST CABLE GUARD POST AND CAPSTAN. REMOVED SERVO AND NO DAMAGE EVIDENT, HOWEVER, WAS UNABLE TO TIGHTEN SET SCREW TIGHT ENOUGH TO RETAIN BRIDLE CABLE BALL. ORDERED NEW CAPSTAN AND BRIDLE CABLE AND SCREW. REPLACED AND RESET CLUTCH SETTINGS, REINSTALLED, OPS CHECKED GOOD AND WAS UNABLE TO DISLODGE BRIDLE CABLE BALL. RECOMMEND CLOSE INSPECTION AT ANNUAL OR 100-HOUR INSPECTION.

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