Service difficulty report · Placard · Cessna U206F

Difficulty date
May 14, 2001
Submitted
May 25, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna U206F
Aircraft time
2,780 hours
Engine
Cont IO520F
Part
Placard
Condition
Reversed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

(CAN) THE DECAL ON THE ELEVATOR TRIM WHEEL APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN FABRICATED. WHEN IT WAS INSTALLED, THE "NOSE UP" AND "NOSE DOWN" DECALS WERE REVERSED. WHEN THE PILOT THOUGHT HE WAS TRIMMING THE NOSE DOWN, HE WAS ACTUALLY TRIMMING IT UP. THE LOCATION OF THE DECALS WAS CORRECTED.

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