Service difficulty report · Trim Switch · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
September 27, 2013
Submitted
November 29, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N265K
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Aircraft serial
20265
Engine
Hnywl AS90711A
Part
Trim Switch
Part number
39006205003
Part serial
DCO814
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Pedestal
Part time
1,713 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, RUDDER TRIM WAS USED TO COORDINATE FLIGHT AND NOTICED SWITCH HAD SUDDENLY NO SPRING TENSION TO THE LT AND RT. THOUGHT IT WAS A LOOSE SET SCREW PROBLEM. NOTICED WHEN APPLYING RUDDER TRIM AND RELEASING SWITCH THERE WAS STILL TRIM BEING APPLIED, PRESSED THE MSW SWITCH AND MOTION STOPPED EVEN AFTER RELEASING THE MSW SWITCH. MOVED SWITCH TO OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND IT WOULD FOLLOW COMMAND BUT WOULD NOT STOP WHEN RELEASED. ABLE TO STOP THE TRIM MOTION BY MANUALLY CENTERING SWITCH AS NOT TO RECEIVE ANY TRIM MOTION. APPLIED RUDDER FORCE WITH PEDALS TO VERIFY CONTROLLABILITY AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. FOUND THAT RUDDER TRIM SWITCH HAD FAILED INTERNALLY. REPLACEMENT PARTS ORDERED FROM MFG AND INSTALLED AND WERE NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT.