SDR 95ZZZX4441

Service difficulty report · Slip Clutch · Cessna 441

Difficulty date
July 27, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N74BY
Make and model
Cessna 441
Aircraft serial
4410039
Part
Slip Clutch
Condition
Defective
Location
Autopilot
Component
Arc · 462302811
Stage of operation
IN
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

THE ROLL SERVO MOUNT CLUTCH SLIP SETTING IS 28 POUNDS. IT WOULD NOT SLIP AT 70 POUNDS. DIRT AND POSSIBLE OIL OVER YEARS SET UP CLUTCH. LOSS OF FLIGHT CONTROL IS POSSIBLE. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDS PERIODIC INSPECTIONS OF ALL 1,000 AUTOPILOT SLIP CLUTCHES. NOTE: CLUTCH SLIP DISCS WERE REPLACED FOR REPAIR.

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