SDR 97ZZZX3708

Service difficulty report · Trim Tab · Cessna U206

Difficulty date
June 1, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2FOR
Make and model
Cessna U206
Aircraft serial
U20601076
Part
Trim Tab
Condition
Core Soaked
Location
Elevator
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PARACHUTING FLIGHT - FL 100, AFTER JUMP IN DESCENT SPEED 100 MPH ELEVATOR FLUTTER, FAST AND HEAVY MOVEMENTS 2-3 SECONDS, DISAPPEARED WHEN SPEED 80 MPH. TRIM ACTUATOR WAS LOOSE FROM BROKEN STABILIZER BRACKET, FREE MOVEMENT 2 INCHES. NEARBY RIB WAS ALSO BROKEN. FREE PLAY OF ACTUATOR ITSELF WAS IN ORDER. TRIM TAB URETHANE CORE WAS WET, WHEN WEIGHED, THE TAB WAS TWICE AS HEAVY COMPARED WITH NEW SPARE. ALSO, THE ELEVATOR TRAILING EDGE URETHANE CORE WAS WET AND ELEVATOR FAR OUT OF MASS COMPENSATION VALUES BECAUSE OF WATER IN URETHANE. TOT: 4,983 HOURS.

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