What was found
PILOT REPORTED THAT ELEVATOR TRIM WAS BINDING. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT A SCREW HAD BACKED OUT UNDER THE ELEVATOR TRIM SERVO IDLER PULLEY CAUSING THE SCREW TO RIDE AGAINST THE BASE OF THE PULLEY.
- Difficulty date
- February 22, 2010
- Submitted
- February 25, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N79
- Make and model
- Beech 300BEECH
- Aircraft serial
- FF14
- Aircraft time
- 12,437 hours, 6,865 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2731 · Elevator Tab Control System
- Part
- Screw
- Condition
- Backed Out
- Location
- Elevator Trim
- Stage of operation
- IN
- 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.