Service difficulty report · Mount · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
November 11, 2018
Submitted
November 14, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409AW
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7447
Aircraft time
40,378 hours, 37,840 cycles
Part
Mount
Condition
Broken
Location
Elevator Servo
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE THE AUTOPILOT COULD NOT HOLD AN ALTITUDE. A/C WOULD CLIMB AND/OR DESCENT AT 20-500 FT/MIN. DURING T/S WE FOUND THAT THE AFT CABLE TO THE ELEVATOR SERVO MOUNT WAS SNAPPED IN TWO PIECES. WE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 3 CABLES AND THE SERVO MOUNT AS A PRECAUTION.