Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
January 8, 2007
Submitted
January 11, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N650Z
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
6500108
Aircraft time
11,398 hours, 9,658 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Trim System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DISCREPANCY (PRIMARY TRIM INDICATOR DOES NOT MOVE FULL RANGE.) DURING FLIGHT, FLIGHT CREW OBSERVED INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER PRIMARY TRIM (CLACKER). UPON ARRIVAL, FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED ALL PRE AND POST TAKEOFF OPERATIONAL CHECKS AND OBSERVED A HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TIME FAILURE ANNUNCIATION AND MASTER CAUTION WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, THE FLIGHT CREW FOUND THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO OPERATE THE TRIM WITH THE PRIMARY SYSTEM BEYOND THE -10.5 POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN USING A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT FOR FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIR.

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