SDR 2010F00003

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
December 31, 2009
Submitted
December 31, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N497KK
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
93
Aircraft time
312 hours, 246 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
99142574
Part serial
480
Condition
Defective
Location
Pitch Trim
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AS THE ACFT CREW WAS PERFORMING THEIR COCKPIT CHECKLIST, THE SECONDARY PITCH TRIM FUNCTIONAL CHECK FAILED. MX WAS NOTIFIED AND TROUBLESHOT TO DEFECTIVE PITCH TRIM ACTUATOR. INSTALLED OVERHAULED PITCH TRIM ACTUATOR. PERFORMED OPS CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.