SDR 2016F00183

Service difficulty report · Relay · Pilats PC1247E

Difficulty date
September 3, 2016
Submitted
September 12, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N816SA
Make and model
Pilats PC1247E
Aircraft serial
1499
Aircraft time
3,762 hours, 3,484 cycles
Part
Relay
Part number
9742001221
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Faulty
Part time
3,762 hours, 3,484 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ALL POWER UP AND PREFLIGHT CHECKS WERE NORMAL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS POWERED WITH A GPU PRIOR TO ENGINE START. THE CAPTAIN WAS HAND FLYING AND WAS LEVELING OFF AT 12,000FT WHEN A "MASTER WARNING" ILLUMINATED AND A AURAL WARNING OF "TRIM RUNAWAY" SOUNDED. THE PILOT FLYING NOTICED THE AIELERONS FEELING SLIGHTLY STIFFER THAN NORMAL A MINUTE BEFORE THE TRIM RUNAWAY AND WAS FOCUSING ON THE TRIM INDICATIONS AT THE TIME OF THE RUNAWAY. AS THE PILOT FLYING WAS LEVELING OFF AT 12,000FT THE PITCH TRIM WAS ACTIVATED VIA THE YOKE TRIM SWITCH AND THEN AN IMMEDIATE TRIM RUNAWAY OCCURRED. THE "TRIM INTERUPPT" SWITCH WAS IMMEDIATELY ENGAGED AND THE QRH PROCEDURE FOR TRIM RUNAWAY WAS EXECUTED. THE CREW SUCCESSFULLY ISOLATED THE PRIMARY PITCH TRIM SERVO BY PULLING THE PORT SIDE A1 CIRCUIT BREAKER. ALTERNATE PITCH TRIM WAS UTILIZED AND THE CREW OPTED TO RETURN TO BUR AND LANDED 10 MINUTES LATER WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. PASSENGERS WERE UNDERSTANDING OF THE SITUATION AND WERE APPRECIATIVE OF THE CREWS DECISION TO ACT CONSERVATIVELY AND RETURN TO BUR. THE CREW SWAPPED INTO 809 AND CONTINUED ON WITH THE DAY.