What was found
ELEVATOR TRIM WHEEL 'GROOVES' FOR TRIM INDICATOR ARE BROKEN. SUBMITTER STATED THIS IS DANGEROUS AS IT GIVES A 'FALSE' TRIM READING. PART SHOULD BE MADE FROM ALUMINUM.
- Difficulty date
- December 22, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N35HC
- Make and model
- Cessna 550
- Aircraft serial
- 5500151
- System (JASC)
- 2731 · Elevator Tab Control System
- Part
- Wheel
- Part number
- 55657561
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Elev Trim Ind
- Part time
- 4,200 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.