Service difficulty report · Actuator · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
January 30, 2013
Submitted
January 30, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N41TF
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
45175
Aircraft time
4,336 hours, 3,638 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
6627401000009
Part serial
B0129
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 300
Part time
2,857 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

15 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THERE WAS A PRIMARY TRIM FAIL CAS MESSAGE FOLLOWED BY A MACH TRIM FAULT AND SECONDARY TRIM FAULT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY THE FLIGHT CREW AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING INDICATES A DISCREPANCY WITH THE HORIZIONAL STAB ACTUATOR.