Service difficulty report · Master Link · Cessna 207A

Difficulty date
February 10, 2015
Submitted
February 11, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9869M
Make and model
Cessna 207A
Aircraft serial
20700744
Aircraft time
30,840 hours
Part
Master Link
Condition
Defective
Location
Elevator Trim
Stage of operation
TO
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

ELEVATOR TRIM FAILED & WAS STUCK IN A SLIGHTLY NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT RETURNED TO POINT OF DEPARTURE & LANDED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. MX INSPECTED ELEVATOR TRIM SYS & DETERMINED THAT THE ELEVATOR TRIM CHAIN IN THE PEDESTAL HAD A DEFECTIVE MASTER LINK. REPLACED AFFECTED MASTER LINK & MADE AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE ELEVATOR TRIM DOWN BLOCK STOP. FLIGHT CHECK POST MX WAS SUCCESSFUL WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED.

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