What was found
(CAN) WHEN TRIM WAS TESTED BY THE PILOT, THE TRIM SERVO JAMMED AND COULD NOT BE RELEASED. THE FLIGHT WAS CANCELLED. INSTALLED LOANER NEXT DAY AIRCRAFT SERVICEABLE.
- Difficulty date
- February 12, 2004
- Submitted
- March 1, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft time
- 7,089 hours
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540J2BD
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE3YR2A
- System (JASC)
- 2216 · Autopilot Trim Servo
- Part
- Servo
- Part number
- 40002928511
- Part serial
- 2624
- Condition
- Jammed
- Location
- Elevator Trim
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.