What was found
ELECTRIC TRIM CABLE BROKE. FOUND THE SERVO CAPSTAN BEGAN TO SLIP. THE SLIPPING CAUSED THE CABLE TO BREAK DOWN AND FAIL. REPLACED THE CABLE AND THE TRIM SERVO.
- Difficulty date
- April 16, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N20BC
- Make and model
- Piper PA34200T
- Aircraft serial
- 347570233
- System (JASC)
- 2216 · Autopilot Trim Servo
- Part
- Control Cable
- Part number
- 6270197
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Trim Servo
- 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.