Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
July 4, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
17,799 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Control Cable
Part number
11452403725
Condition
Damaged
Location
Trim Tab
Part time
5,760 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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) FLIGHT CREW HAD EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ELEVATOR TRIM TAB CONTROL. UPON INVESTIGATION BY MAINTENANCE, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PRIMARY TAB CONTROL CABLE HAD WORN AND SEPARATED WHERE IT IS ROUTED THROUGH THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB SERVO, A PART OF THE INSTALLED AUTOPILOT SYS. DOES NOT APPEAR THAT ANYTHING INTERFERED WITH CABLE ROUTING. NO ABNORMALITIES FOUND WITH THE SERVO CAPSTAN AND THE SERVO IS FUNCTIONING SERVICEABLE. BY DESIGN THE SYS USES THE PRIMARY TRIM TAB CABLE ROUTED THROUGH THE CAPSTAN AND THE ADDITIONAL CABLE LENGTH IS ACHIEVED BY INSTALLING A CABLE EXTENSION, PN 129-500018-13. THIS INSTALLATION DOES NOT USE A BRIDLE CABLE SYS.

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