Can anyone offer any help on the installation and rigging of Cessna 180 jackscrews/trim? There must be some one out there who has done this, and can offer insight, and instructions??
Please HELP!!
beaverpilot@sbcglobal.net
Posted:
Sun Feb 01, 2004 12:07 am
Mark Employee
Joined: Nov 21, 2003 Posts: 17
Location: USA
Beaverpilot;
You need to follow Cessna's current Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA), a.k.a. Service Manuals, installation and rigging procedures for the jackscrews/trim.
If you do not have the current ICA/Service Manuals, and are unfamiliar with the procedure, you cannot perform the work.
Mark,
Geez! After reading the previous posts(yours) I should have been prepared for the negative. I can do the work. I am quite capable and knowledgable. My question was for those who have experience with something different than the manual that I have. There is an easier way(not less safe)than for a large man who shoulders will not allow him to fit in the tail cone, and who is performing this task alone. A typical engineering answer, I guess.
Is this what one has to do ( in lieu of a secret handshake )to get information and help on this site??
I 'm sorry if that is the case.
Posted:
Sun Feb 01, 2004 1:57 pm
Mark Employee
Joined: Nov 21, 2003 Posts: 17
Location: USA
Beaverpilot;
I am sorry that you think my response was negative. My response was based on your initial request for insight and instructions into the installation and rigging of Cessna 180 jackscrews/trim. You have now provided a more specific request.
The insight I provided was that you must refer to an FAA-approved source data for the instructions. Techniques, i.e. step-by-step instructions for accomplishing FAA-approved maintenance actions, may vary widely, and only require that they result in an airworthy aircraft.
I have no suggestion on how to squeeze into the tail of a C-180, although I've done it myself. I still advise that you contact Cessna at the phone number on their website and ask for help. Alternatively, you may want to consult with the FAA.
Being able to do the work is a small part of maintaining and repairing a US type certificated aircraft in airworthy condition.
You should be aware that Alaska Airlines Flight 261 and the Beech 1900D accident at Charlotte were the result of improper trim system maintenance.
Regarding getting information on this site, this is a public forum where opinions are the norm, and are provided at the option of whoever chooses to respond to a question. They are free, and are sometimes worth what you pay them. I have given you sound (not legal) advice based on my 39 years in aviation maintenance, manufacturing, and operations.
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