Service difficulty report · Control Module · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
December 22, 2021
Submitted
December 27, 2021
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N478CB
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
6500206
Aircraft time
9,830 hours, 8,008 cycles
Part
Control Module
Part number
99142871EX
Part serial
212
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

WHILE PERFORMING A MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT FOR REPAIRS PERFORMED FOR PRIMARY PITCH TRIM SYSTEM FAILING INTERMIT ON DESCENT. ON ALL OTHER PHASE OF FLIGHT AND ON THE GROUND SYSTEM WORKS CORRECTLY. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOT THE PITCH TRIM SYSTEM AND REPLACED WORN BUSHING AND BOLTS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS AT SCISSOR LINKS FOR THE STABILIZE LOWER ATTACHMENT POINT THAT MAY HAVE CAUSE BINDING. MAINTENANCE ALSO CHANGE OUT HORIZONTAL TRIM ADVISORY WITH REPAIRED UNIT PART NUMBER: 221-1 (OEM PART NUMBER 9914287-1EX ) SERIAL NUMBER 212. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED THE REQUIRED FUNCTIONAL CHECKS FOR THE PITCH TRIM SYSTEM ON GROUND SYSTEM CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT TO SEE IF REPAIR CORRECTED PROBLEM WITH PRIMARY TRIM SYSTEM. AFTER TAKEOFF FROM SAT CREW LEVEL OFF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PITCH WARNING ADVISORY CLACKER STARTED SOUNDING OFF WITH NO TRIM INPUT AND NO TRIM MOVEMENT ON TRIM INDICATOR CREW NOTIFY ATC THAT THEY MY BE HAVING PRIMARY TRIM PROBLEM AND DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURN BASE SAT . CREW DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPILOT AND HAND FLEW AIRCRAFT MANUALLY, THEN ON DESCENT GOING THROUGH13,00 FEET THE PRIMARY FAILED TO WORK, SWITCH TO SECONDARY TRIM SYSTEM AND LANDED AIRCRAFT SAFELY.

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