Service difficulty report · Adapter · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
July 2, 2014
Submitted
September 2, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N237NG
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Aircraft serial
1237
Aircraft time
1,778 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67
Engine time
1,778 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Adapter
Part number
065001950100
Part serial
KTA28101454
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rudder Trim
Part time
1,778 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB OUT, YAW DAMPENER DISENGAGED. DISENGAGED AUTOPILOT AND MANUALLY FLEW THE AIRCRAFT. NOTICED THE ACFT WAS STARTING TO YAW ABNORMALLY AND CONTROL WAS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT. DURING FURTHER INVESTIGATION, FOUND THE RUDDER HAD BEEN TRIMMED ALL THE WAY TO THE RT IAW THE ELECTRONIC DISPLAY. AN ATTEMPT TO DIAGNOSE AND CORRECT THE ISSUE, MANUALLY TRIMMING THE ACFT TO A CENTERED POSITION. NO RESPONSE FROM THE MANUAL ELECTRIC TRIM AND THE ACFT WAS STILL IN A FULL RT TRIMMED CONDITION. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, AND A SAFE LANDING WAS MADE.