Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Beech C90

Difficulty date
May 25, 2001
Submitted
July 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech C90
Aircraft time
7,462 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A21
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Control Cable
Part number
NAS30266517
Condition
Failed
Location
Trim Servo
Part time
7,604 hours, 11,393 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) ELEVATOR TRIM WOULD NOT FUNCTION AT TOP CLIMB. ELECTRIC TRIM MOTOR APPEARED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY BUT NO TRIM CONTROL MOVEMENT AVAILABLE. MANUAL TRIM DID NOT ACTUATE CONTROL SERVICE. MANUAL TRIM WHEEL WOULD ONLY FREE WHEEL, NO TRIM CONTROL AVAILABLE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT. AOG TEAM SENT TO REPAIR AIRCRAFT. TRIM CABLE FOUND TO HAVE FAILED. ONE SIXTEENTH CABLE FRAYED AND BROKEN IN AREA OF TRIM SEREVO TRAVEL. CABLE REPLACED AND ELECTRIC TRIM SERVO REPLACED. BOTH PARTS SENT FOR NSPECTION. FLEET AIRCRAFT ALL INSPECTED (LIMITED TO KING AIR C90 WITH " CENTURY FOUR" AUTO PILOT SYSTEM)CABLE DATA- ORGINAL MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN-11393 CYCLES-7603.6 HRS

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