SDR 08022005B

Service difficulty report · Elevator · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
August 2, 2005
Submitted
August 9, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N136MJ
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
136MJ
Aircraft time
20,533 hours, 31,393 cycles
Part
Elevator
Part number
130610000613
Condition
Stuck
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AT ROTATION SPEED (100 KIAS) CONTROL COLUMN WAS TEMPORARILY STUCK UNTIL EXTREME BACK PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. CONTROL COLUMN THEN MOVED RAPIDLY AFT AND A/C JUMPED OFF RUNWAY. IN FLIGHT A/C ELEVATOR TRIM VERY SLOWLY MOVED TO NOSE UP, REQUIRING APPROX 1/2 UNIT CHANGE NOSE DOWN EVERY 1-2 MINUTES. FLIGHT CONTROLS DON'T SEEM TO BIND ON SUBSEQUENT GROUND CHECKS.

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