SDR 98ZZZX1334

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 402B

Difficulty date: March 12, 1998
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N60GP
Make and model: Cessna 402B
Aircraft serial: 402B0848
System (JASC): 2721 · Rudder Tab Control System
Part: Actuator
Part number: 51152071
Condition: Loose
Location: Rudder Trim
Part time: 12,000 hours
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.

What was found

DURING PRE-FLIGHT, PILOT FOUND THAT RUDDER TRIM WAS ABNORMAL. AFTER INVESTIGATION, THE (ACTUATOR SCREW HAD BEEN BENT AND CRACKED ON THE LAST TREAD) THE ACTUATOR SCREW BROKE DURING REMOVAL AND WAS SHIPPED AS A CORE. SUBMITTER STATED CAUSE OF FAILURE UNKNOWN, POSSIBLY DUE TO WIND?

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