SDR 95ZZZX5862

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Socata TBM700

Difficulty date: September 21, 1995
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N969RF
Make and model: Socata TBM700
Aircraft serial: 9
System (JASC): 2710 · Aileron Control System
Part: Actuator
Part number: 1457001
Condition: Pins Corroded
Location: Lt Ail Trim
Part time: 97 hours
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

AILERON TRIM INDICATOR WOULD NOT INDICATE. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED CORROSION IN AILERON TRIM ACTUATOR POWER WIRE HARNESS CONNECTION. PINS IN CONNECTOR WERE CORRODED AND BRITTLE. REMOVED ACTUATOR, PN 14570001, AND INSTALLED NEW, IMPROVED ACTUATOR, PN 14570002. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.

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