Service difficulty report · Actuator · Socata TBM700

Difficulty date
February 22, 2005
Submitted
March 18, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N883CA
Make and model
Socata TBM700
Aircraft serial
294
Engine
Pwa PT6A64
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4N3
Part
Actuator
Part number
Z00N6071017251
Condition
Frozen
Location
Elevator Trim
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

AFTER THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN LEFT OUT IN THE RAIN, THE PREVIOUS DAY, THE AC WAS FLOWN. UPON HAND FLYING THE AIRCRAFT TO ALTITUDE, THE PILOT REPORTED THA THE TRIM WHEEL BECAME INCREASINGLY MORE DIFFICULT TO MOVE AS HE ENTERED FREEZING LEVELS. AT OAT -8 THE TRIM WHEEL HAD BECOME COMPLETELY FROZEN. AFTER THE AC HAD TO BE FORCED NOSE OVER, AT OAT +2, THE TRIM WHEEL UNFROZE AND WAS ABLE TO BE TRIMED NORMALLY. (K)

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