Service difficulty report · Roll Servo · Cirrus SR22

Difficulty date
January 3, 2021
Submitted
January 10, 2021
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N221CD
Make and model
Cirrus SR22
Aircraft serial
0093
Aircraft time
1,900 hours
Engine
Cont IO550N
Propeller
Mtprop MTV9D
Part
Roll Servo
Part number
317A386
Part serial
UNKNOWN
Condition
Shorted
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
1,900 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

PILOT REPORTED, "THE AUTOPILOT, AT TIMES, WOULD NOT JOIN THE LOCALIZER AND/OR GLIDEPATH. THE DAY I FLEW IT TO CONTOUR FOR MY ANNUAL, IT WOULD NOT HOLD A HDG HEADING AND KEPT POPPING THE CIRCUIT BREAKER." REPAIR STATION NOTES: OPERATIONAL CHECKOUT OF AUTOPILOT SYSTEM REVEALED THAT THE ROLL TRIM MOTOR WAS NOT OPERATIONAL. PILOT COORDINATED WITH OUTSIDE AVIONICS REPAIR STATION, AMI, TO TROUBLESHOOT AUTOPILOT 430 COMPUTER. AMI DISCOVERED THE AUTOPILOT COMPUTER WAS "FRIED" AND SENT OFF FOR OVERHAUL. OVERHAULED AUTOPILOT COMPUTER WAS INSTALLED AND ROLL SERVO WAS REPLACED. OPERATIONAL CHECKOUT GOOD.

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