SDR 95ZZZX4587

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Piper PA28180

Difficulty date
January 16, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N56717
Make and model
Piper PA28180
Aircraft serial
287405028
Part
Control Cable
Part number
62701104
Condition
Frayed
Location
Trim Servo
Part time
3,178 hours
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

AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WTIH PIPER ELECTRIC TRIM SERVO. FOUND CABLE 40 PERCENT BROKEN THROUGH RT SERVO PULLEYS AND DRIVE MECHANISM. SERVO AND CABLE DAMAGE LOCATED AFT OF BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT BULKHEAD NEXT TO BATTERY BOX. CORROSION DOES NOT SEEM TO BE FACTOR. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS BROKEN CABLE WOULD RESULT IN LOSS OF TRIM CONTROL AND POSSIBLE PITCH CONTROL DIFFICULTY.

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