What was found
TRIM SWITCH IS INTERMITTENT. PILOT REPORTS CYCLIC WAS VERY STIFF IN THE FORE/AFT DIRECTION. REPLACED SWITCH, STICK FORCE IS GONE, WORKS AS IT SHOULD. THIS SWITCH IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM, TOO LIGHT DUTY FOR THIS APPLICATION.
- Difficulty date
- August 22, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N503MP
- Make and model
- Hughes 369E
- Aircraft serial
- 0414E
- System (JASC)
- 6710 · Main Rotor Control
- Part
- Switch
- Part number
- A21810064603
- Condition
- Malfunction
- Location
- Cyclic Trim
- Part time
- 201 hours
- Component
- Guardian
- 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.