Service difficulty report · Control Box · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
March 9, 2011
Submitted
March 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27AX
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
662
Aircraft time
12,519 hours, 7,934 cycles
Part
Control Box
Part number
66083132
Condition
Detached
Location
Fs 501
Part time
12,519 hours, 7,934 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
G, S, J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

AUTOPILOT FAILED AT CRUISE FOLLOWED BY PRIMARY PITCH TRIM FAIL, MACH TRIM FAIL, DURING DESCENT AC BUSS TIE C/B POPPED. AMMETERS INDICATED 50 AMP DIFFERENCE. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE AUTOPILOT, PITCH TRIM, MACH TRIM & AC BUSS SYSTEMS FOUND CONNECTOR P213 FOR AC PARALLELING BOX TO NOT BE FULLY SECURED. RESECURED P213 AND PERFORMED NUMEROUS OPS CHECKS OF AUTOPILOT, PITCH TRIM, MACH TRIM & AC SYSTEMS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. IAW AMM CH 22-10, 27-41, AND 24-20. PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT TO THE RT VOLTAGE REGULATOR FOR THE RT GEN AMP SPLIT IS WITHIN LIMITS DURING ALL VARIOUS LOADS IAW AMM 24-31-03.

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