SDR 96ZZZX2617

Service difficulty report · Torque Tube · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
May 15, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N300K
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1266
Part
Torque Tube
Part number
430838182
Condition
Defective
Location
Elevator Trim
Part time
215 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
W, F
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ELEVATOR TRIM RAN TO FULL NOSE UP INDICATION AT FL 43,000 FEET, WITH NO MANUAL CONTROL OF THE ELEVATOR TRIM. UPON INVESTIGATION, FOUND TWO RIVETS WERE NOT INSTALLED DURING PRODUCTION IN THE ELEVATOR TRIM TORQUE TUBE ASSY LOWER UNIVERSAL TO DRIVE ADAPTER. THIS ALLOWED THE SHAFT TO TURN INSIDE THE SHAFT, BUT NOT THE ELEVATOR CABLE DRUM.