Service difficulty report · Cable · Stbros SD330

Difficulty date
July 20, 2013
Submitted
July 22, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N330SB
Make and model
Stbros SD330
Aircraft serial
SH3013
Aircraft time
26,853 hours, 32,917 cycles
Part
Cable
Part number
SD3451224XA
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 200
Part time
26,853 hours
Stage of operation
DE
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

FLT 248, PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE DESCENDING FROM 8000 TO 3000 FT APPROX 30 NM OF DESTINATION, THE ELEVATOR TRIM FAILED. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, PILOT REPORTED THAT THE CREW "MUSCLED" THE ACFT WHERE THEY LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FOUND TRIM CABLE BROKEN.