What was found
WHILE CHECKING ELEVATOR TRAVEL, YOKE BROKE WHEN BROUGHT UP AGAINST ELEVATOR STOP LEAVING BROKEN PART IN HAND. RECOMMEND PULL TEST.
- Difficulty date
- January 7, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N3655U
- Make and model
- Cessna 182F
- Aircraft serial
- 18255055
- System (JASC)
- 2701 · Control Column Section
- Part
- Yoke
- Part number
- 051316714
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Pilots
- Part time
- 4,113 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.