Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
September 12, 2013
Submitted
September 13, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N370QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800099
Aircraft time
6,196 hours, 4,070 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW306C
Engine time
5,693 hours, 3,713 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
2A721D99146676
Part serial
D0740
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Ailerons
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE AILERON TRIM ACTUATOR WAS INSTALLED ON THE RT AILERON. AFTER THE INSTALLATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE COCKPIT EICAS DISPLAY SHOWED THE INDICATOR MOVING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OTHER THAN WAS SELECTED. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THAT THE AILERON TRIM WAS IN FACT MOVING IN THE CORRECT DIRECTION AS SELECTED BUT THE INDICATION ON THE EICAS DISPLAY SHOW THE OPPSITE. IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE AILERON TRIM THAT WAS INSTALLED WAS FAULTY FROM THE MFG. THE AILERON TRIM ACTUATOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTION WAS WIRED BACKWARDS INTERNALLY. THIS WAS THE REASON FOR THE COCKPIT EICAS DISPLAY SHOWING THE AILERON TRIM RUNNING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THAN SELECTED.