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Mechanic report reference reversing of elevator trim cables during horizontal stabilizer installation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 207446 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199204 |
| Day | Wed |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gxy |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 207446 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
After repair to horizontal stabilizer during installation of elevator trim, cables were crossed which caused trim to work in reverse. Was discovered during first flight aircraft was returned for. Svced cable was uncrossed and adjusted. Should have been checked with 2 persons at time of installation. This will never happen again. I will triple check all repairs I make in the future.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MECH RPT REF REVERSING OF ELEVATOR TRIM CABLES DURING HORIZ STABILIZER INSTALLATION.
Narrative: AFTER REPAIR TO HORIZ STABILIZER DURING INSTALLATION OF ELEVATOR TRIM, CABLES WERE CROSSED WHICH CAUSED TRIM TO WORK IN REVERSE. WAS DISCOVERED DURING FIRST FLT ACFT WAS RETURNED FOR. SVCED CABLE WAS UNCROSSED AND ADJUSTED. SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHKED WITH 2 PERSONS AT TIME OF INSTALLATION. THIS WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. I WILL TRIPLE CHK ALL REPAIRS I MAKE IN THE FUTURE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.