What was found
AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE PITCH TRIM ACTUATION IN FLIGHT AFTER THE AUTOPILOT AUTO TRIMMED THE PITCH TO A FULL NOSE DOWN POSITION.
- Difficulty date
- March 22, 2018
- Submitted
- March 22, 2018
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N700MM
- Make and model
- Epic EPICLT
- Aircraft serial
- 010
- Aircraft time
- 1,692 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A67A
- Engine time
- 2,979 hours, 2,363 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2210 · Autopilot System
- Part
- Autopilot Sys
- Part number
- 010815P2
- Part serial
- 00108160621757
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.