Service difficulty report · Spring · Cessna A188B

Difficulty date
June 5, 2003
Submitted
August 18, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna A188B
Aircraft time
2,388 hours
Engine
Cont IO550D
Propeller
Hartzl HCC3YF1
Part
Spring
Part number
16001041
Condition
Broken
Location
Control Collumn
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) THE SPRING (P/N 1600104-1) THAT RETRACTS THE CONTROL LOCK (P/N 1613195-1) IN FLIGHT FAILED AND ALLOWED THE CONTROL LOCK ASSEMBLY TO EXTEND AND SUBSEQUENTLY PARTIALLY JAM THE CONTROL STICK. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO DISENGAGE THE LOCK ASSEMBLY WHICH HAD JAMMED THE CONTROL STICK AND RETURNED TO BASE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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