What was found
DURING CLIMBOUT, WITH YAW DAMPER ENGAGED, THERE WAS A RUDDER TRIM RUNAWAY. PILOTS DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED.
- Difficulty date
- December 8, 2015
- Submitted
- December 9, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N806SA
- Make and model
- Pilats PC1245
- Aircraft serial
- 558
- Aircraft time
- 11,261 hours, 11,196 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A67B
- Engine time
- 10,637 hours, 10,351 cycles
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE4A3D
- System (JASC)
- 2210 · Autopilot System
- Part
- Rudder
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- 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.