SDR 96ZZZX197

Service difficulty report · Trim Pulley · Piper PA32300

Difficulty date
December 11, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2835W
Make and model
Piper PA32300
Aircraft serial
327940148
Part
Trim Pulley
Condition
Split
Location
Tail Cone
Part time
1,800 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

DURING 100-HOUR INSPECTION, FOUND TRIM CABLE TENSION AT ZERO. RECORDS REVEALED TRIM CABLES HAD BEEN ADJUSTED TO PROPER TENSION AT THE PREVIOUS 100-HOUR INSPECTION. FOUND THE 1.25 INCH DIAMETER PULLEY ON THE RIGHT SIDE IN THE TOP OF THE TAIL CONE JUST BELOW THE DORSEL FIN, WAS SPLIT IN TWO. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS THERE APPEARS TO BE SIGNS OF DELAMINATIONS SOAKED WITH LUBRICANTS.

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