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Airplane Flight Manual Supplement, Rev N,
10/23/2020
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6. SERVO BREAK-AWAY:
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Each Autopilot servo has a frangible link (i.e., shear screw) that will break-away when
applied force to the control reaches a certain value. (Refer to the Aircraft-Specific
Appendices at end of document for break-away force values.)
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The frangible link provides protection from the condition of a flight control becoming
jammed by an Autopilot servo malfunction.
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The pilot must overcome the servo break-away force if a flight control fails to move as
expected and is jammed by the Autopilot servo (see Section
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Always hold the elevator control at or near the neutral position when the Autopilot is
engaged on the ground.
The weight of an unbalanced elevator may cause the servo to slip. Lightly hold the
controls in the centered position when operating the Autopilot on the ground to offset
this effect.