Service difficulty report · Rod

Difficulty date
November 30, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Part
Rod
Part number
1799591
Condition
Broken
Location
Rudder 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.

What was found

(CAN) VALVE ASSY, RUDDER TRIMMER CONTROL, PN: 89H1062-19, SN: H356 FAILED ON PRE DISASSEMBLY TEST. VALVE ACTUATED 2-3 TIMES AND THEN VALVE, PRIMARY SLIDE ASSY PN: 179828-4 WOULD NOT RETURN TO FULL EXTENDED POSITION CAUSING STEM, SECONDARY SLIDE PN: 179829-2 TO LOCK IN A FULLY ACTUATED POSITION. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED STOP, ROD PN: 179959-1 HAD FAILED. STOP PN: 179959-1 WAS FOUND IN 2 PIECES.