What was found
DURING PREFLIGHT OF AIRCRAFT, PILOT HEARD A NOISE IN WHILE OPERATING ELEVATOR ELECTRIC TRIM. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THAT THE TRIM CABLES IN THE ELEVATOR ELECTRIC TRIM ACTUATOR HAD CROSSED. A REPLACEMENT ELECTRIC TRIM ACTUATOR WAS ORDERED. UPON RECEIPT OF THE ACTUATOR IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE CABLES HAD BEEN BENT OVER AND PINCHED. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED A BROKEN WIRE IN THE CABLE AT THE PINCHED AREA. THE ACTUATOR WAS RETURNED TO THE VENDOR AS UNSERVICABLE, AND ANOTHER ORDERED.