Service difficulty report · Track · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
January 7, 2016
Submitted
January 14, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N12L
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605002
Aircraft time
8,592 hours, 5,588 cycles
Part
Track
Condition
Broken
Location
Trim Wheel
Part time
8,592 hours, 5,588 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT PITCH TRIM WHEEL HAS SPIRAL GROOVE THAT INDICATOR RIDES IN TO DISPLAY PITCH TRIM POSITION. WHEEL TRACK BROKE AND ALLOWED FOD TO INHIBIT WHEEL MOVEMENT DUE TO BEING JAMMED WITH INDICATOR. INDICATOR JUMPED TRACKS AND GAVE ERRONEOUS INDICATION TO CREW RESULTING IN LOSS OF FULL PITCH TRIM TAB MOVEMENT.

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