Service difficulty report · Trim Tab · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
February 14, 2008
Submitted
February 19, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N329CS
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5501077
Aircraft time
3,921 hours, 2,873 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW530A
Part
Trim Tab
Part number
5534200161
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Elevators
Part time
3,921 hours, 2,873 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT FROM FL36, AUTO PILOT MIS TRIM LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ELEVATOR TRIM WOULD NOT TRIM PAST 1 INCH FROM FULL DOWN POSITION. THE AC DIVERTED AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. AC LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINT LUBRICATED THE ELEVATOR TRIM TABS AND PERFORMED AN AUTOPILOT FUNCTIONAL CHECK. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT (OCF) WAS PERFORMED FOLLOWING MAINT. THE OCF WAS SUCCESSFUL.

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