Service difficulty report · Yoke

Difficulty date
May 29, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft time
11,806 hours
Engine
Garrtt TFE7315BR
Part
Yoke
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ELEVATOR SEEMED TO JAM WHEN NOSE UP APPLIED ON LANDING BEFORE IT REACHED THE STOP. INSPECTED ELEVATOR CONTROL SYS & FOUND TRAVEL LIMITED TO 11 DEGREES NOSE UP. INSPECTED SYS FOR OPERATION & FOUND LOOSE PIECE OF PLASTIC, FOD, LODGED IN COPILOTS YOKE BOOT PREVENTING CONTACT WITH AFT STOP. PLASTIC REMOVED & SYS OPERATIONS CHECKED SERVICEABLE. TRAVEL CHECKS IN LIMITS IAW AMM 27-30-00 16 DEGREES UP & 9 DEGREES DOWN. UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE SOURCE OF THE FOD.