What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: while fo was trimming aircraft, aircraft pitched up sharply and trim control could not be regained by fo, capt. or override system. Flight crew overpowered the flight controls and a safe landing was accomplished. Stabilizer was found in the full nose up position and could not be moved electrically. After physically moving stabilizer, trim worked normally and did pass testing per AD 97-23-01. Actuator will be replaced and flight checked this report not closed pending outcome of flight check and teardown report. Operation difficulty report pnsa 980101 filed. Linear actuator sent to manufacturer barber coleman. Teardown and inspection was observed by an FAA inspector at AGL200 dup. There were no significant problems found during operational test or teardown. Operator reinspected the airframe, no problems were noted; however, pitch trim limit switch 4TP1-70 was replaced as a safety measure.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: WHILE FO WAS TRIMMING AIRCRAFT, AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP SHARPLY AND TRIM CONTROL COULD NOT BE REGAINED BY FO, CAPT. OR OVERRIDE SYSTEM. FLIGHT CREW OVERPOWERED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND A SAFE LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. STABILIZER WAS FOUND IN THE FULL NOSE UP POSITION AND COULD NOT BE MOVED ELECTRICALLY. AFTER PHYSICALLY MOVING STABILIZER, TRIM WORKED NORMALLY AND DID PASS TESTING PER AD 97-23-01. ACTUATOR WILL BE REPLACED AND FLIGHT CHECKED THIS REPORT NOT CLOSED PENDING OUTCOME OF FLIGHT CHECK AND TEARDOWN REPORT. OPERATION DIFFICULTY REPORT PNSA 980101 FILED. LINEAR ACTUATOR SENT TO MANUFACTURER BARBER COLEMAN. TEARDOWN AND INSPECTION WAS OBSERVED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR AT AGL200 DUP. THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS FOUND DURING OPERATIONAL TEST OR TEARDOWN. OPERATOR REINSPECTED THE AIRFRAME, NO PROBLEMS WERE NOTED; HOWEVER, PITCH TRIM LIMIT SWITCH 4TP1-70 WAS REPLACED AS A SAFETY MEASURE.
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