Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2003 12:04:50 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from main.gv.net ([207.159.62.12] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.3) with ESMTP id 1944374 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 03 Jan 2003 10:32:29 -0500 Received: from gv.net (ppp76.gv.net [207.159.62.125]) by main.gv.net (8.11.6/8.10.1) with ESMTP id h03FTpH19306 for ; Fri, 3 Jan 2003 07:29:52 -0800 (PST) X-Original-Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 07:32:04 -0800 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v546) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Subject: Run away trim From: Howard Hamer X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Original-Message-Id: <83121AF9-1F30-11D7-BA05-000393AEE56E@gv.net> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.546) My Mac aileron trim ran away yesterday in either direction after operating the switch. It seems the centering spring failed so the switch stayed closed in the last position used. A well marked circuit breaker is very useful to solve the problem after you figure out what is happening. My switch was bought in 1988 and used for about 700 flight hours. Rusty