SDR 97ZZZX865

Service difficulty report · Elevator · Cessna 180

Difficulty date: February 25, 1997
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Make and model: Cessna 180
System (JASC): 5520 · Elevator Structure
Part: Elevator
Condition: Mismounted
Location: Flight Control
Stage of operation: IN
Nature of condition: W
Precautionary procedure: K

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

What was found

SUBMITTER REPORTS AN INCIDENT OCCURRED IN 1992 AT A CESSNA 180/185 FLY-IN WHEN AN AIRCRAFT WAS NOTED TO HAVE THE ELEVATORS MOUNTED UPSIDE DOWN. AGAIN, IN FEBRUARY, 1997, A SECOND OCCURRENCE OF ELEVATOR UPSIDE DOWN. BOTH AIRCRAFT HAD JUST COME FROM A PAINT SHOP. IN BOTH CASES, UP-TRAVEL RESTRICTED.

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