Service difficulty report · Actuator · Piagio P180

Difficulty date
December 10, 2013
Submitted
December 20, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N871AT
Make and model
Piagio P180
Aircraft serial
1200
Aircraft time
612 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A66
Part
Actuator
Part number
70220100
Part serial
B30103
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Pitch Trim
Part time
612 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER ROTATION, THE PRIMARY PITCH TRIM WAS NOT WORKING. TRIM CLACKER WAS CLACKING BUT, THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT OF THE STABILIZER. SWITCHED TO SECONDARY HORIZONTAL PITCH TRIM WHICH WAS OPERATIONAL. MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THE MOTOR IN THE STABILIZER ACTUATOR WOULD RUN WHEN THE PRIMARY TRIM SWITCH WAS SELECTED HOWEVER THE JACKSCREW WOULD NOT MOVE. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER REPLACING THE STABILIZER ACTUATOR WITH PN EM 4011-2.