Service difficulty report · Pitch Control · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
November 20, 2015
Submitted
November 20, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N667AF
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
411080
Aircraft time
884 hours
Part
Pitch Control
Part number
0110096000
Part serial
66900732
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Instrument Panel
Part time
884 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

AS ACFT APPROACHED, THE ACFT BEGAIN TO LIFT OFF WITHOUT PILOT IN PUT TO CONTROLS. THE GTA 82 ELEVATOR TRIM ADAPTER WENT TO FULL NOSE UP DEFLECTION WITHOUT ANY PILOT INPUT. ACFT NEARLY WENT INTO A STALL, PILOT WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE ACFT. GTA 82 ELEVATOR TRIM ADAPERTER FAILED IN THE FULL NOSE UP POSITION, PILOT WAS UNABLE TO ADJUST PITCH TRIM.

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