Service difficulty report · Relay · Found FBA2C1

Difficulty date
May 4, 2015
Submitted
May 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N706M
Make and model
Found FBA2C1
Aircraft serial
52
Aircraft time
3,033 hours, 4,922 cycles
Engine
Lyc AEIO540*
Engine time
3,033 hours, 4,832 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCC3YR
Part
Relay
Part number
065001950100
Part serial
KT28101712
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rudder Trim
Part time
3,033 hours, 4,922 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT WHILE MANUALLY DRIVING THE RUDDER TRIM WITH THE RUDDER TRIM SWITCH, THE RUDDER TRIM "RAN AWAY" FULL RT. PILOT COULD DRIVE IT BACK TO THE LT WITH THE TRIM SWITCH, BUT WHEN HE TRIED ADDING RT RUDDER TRIM IT WOULD KEEP DRIVING TO FULL DEFLECTION RT. WORKED FINE IN CRUISE. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED BY REPLACING FAULTY TRIM ADAPTER RELAY BOX, PN 065-00195-0100, SN KT2810-1712.

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