SDR 96ZZZX1532

Service difficulty report · Mount Bracket · Cessna TR182

Difficulty date
January 18, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5276S
Make and model
Cessna TR182
Aircraft serial
R182201531
Part
Mount Bracket
Part number
6024
Condition
Cracked
Location
Roll Servo
Part time
3,486 hours
Component
Stec
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

UPON REPLACEMENT OF ROLL SERVO, FOUND LOWER BRACKET HAD COMPLETELY CRACKED THROUGH. THE SERVO WAS ONLY BEING HELD IN PLACE BY THE UPPER MOUNTING BRACKET. ORDERED NEW REPLACMENT PART AND FOUND IT HAS BOTTOM ADJUSTMENT SLOTS FOR SERVO POSITION ADJUSTMENT. RECOMMEND INSPECTION OF OLDER S-TEC AUTOPILOT ROLL SERVO BRACKET AND REPLACEMENT WITH NEW IMPROVED PART.

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