Autopilot Servo Motors *BENDIX-KING *- What DO if servo motor goes INOP???
I posted a comment similar to this POST on the Mooney, Beech, Piper and Cessna List(s) and had some Serious replies...But VERY FEW!!!
I recently had concern that a SERVO on my Bendix/King AP was going bad. I spoke with some of the most reputable Bendix/King AP shops in the USA ( AP Central in Tulsa and others) and began to learn- the very Popular King 100 series KAP 100..KAP 150 KFC 150 and many 200 series USE a servo Motor Built by a company in PA. That Honeywell who now owns B/K.. BUT does not support the repair of the 100 and 200 series AP's Servo Motors
The Honeywell rep indicated that his guess was that approx Ten Thousand * King AP's * of the 100 and 200 series are still in use.
Most systems use THREE servo's ...so you can see where I am going with this...
Approx 30,000 little motors or perhaps 30K airplanes should purchase a NEW DIGITAL AP :) if this little servo critter goes SOUTH.
MY QUESTION::: HAS ANYONE REPAIRED a King SERVO MOTOR RECENTLY, WHERE AND HOW MUCH WAS THE REPAIR COST????
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