What was found
DURING INSPECTION, DISCOVERED TRIM ACTUATOR WOULD JAM IN BOTH UP AND DOWN TRAVEL. TOTAL ACTUATOR TRAVEL WAS ABOUT .5 OF SPECIFIED TRAVEL. REPLACED TRIM ACTUATOR.
- Difficulty date
- November 4, 2014
- Submitted
- November 4, 2014
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N547ND
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 172S11049
- Aircraft time
- 3,914 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO360L2A
- Engine time
- 3,643 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2730 · Elevator Control System
- Part
- Actuator
- Part number
- 12600741
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Zone 300
- Part time
- 3,914 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.