Service difficulty report · Screw · Piper PA18

Difficulty date
July 27, 2001
Submitted
August 28, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA18
Aircraft time
2,763 hours
Engine
Lyc O320A2B
Part
Screw
Part number
4296102
Condition
Broken
Location
Stabilizer
Part time
2,725 hours
Component
Yoke Assembly · Piper · 4269200
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) STABILIZER TRIM FOUND NOT WORKING ON PILOT'S WALK AROUND. DISASSEMBLE AND FOUND SCREW BROKEN IN HALF, JAMMED IN THE YOKE HOUSING.

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