RE: Cap 232 elevator servo failure :(
When you ripped out the undercarriage bolt did it knock the servo or elevator control surface? An impact is more likely to damage the servo than an airborne load.
I ripped the undercarriage off my Staudacher the other day. I stripped the gears on my wing mounted aileron servo as it contacted terra firma. Luckily enough it was easy to spot or I may have done the same thing!