Service difficulty report · Lever · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
November 7, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft time
6,562 hours
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Lever
Part number
55657544
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Trim Wheel
Part time
6,834 hours
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF. UPON INSPECTION FOUND ELEVATOR TRIM TAB WAS ALMOST ON FULL NOSE DOWN TRIM POSITION. TRIM INDICATION IN THE COCKPIT WAS AT TAKEOFF. FOUND THAT THE INDICATOR LEVER HAD JUMPED ON THE CONTROL WHEEL TO GIVE THE WRONG INDICATION. TRIM CONTROL WHEEL AND INDICATOR LEVER REPLACED AND INDICATION SYSTEM RIGGED IAW AMM. (TC NR 20071109002)

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