SDR 2022F00462

Service difficulty report · Trim System · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
November 21, 2022
Submitted
November 21, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N475FX
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
45508
Aircraft time
3,856 hours, 2,899 cycles
Part
Trim System
Condition
Faulted
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C, D

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

What was found

ACFT WAS CLEARED TO T/O . UPON ENTERING THE RUNWAY AND ADDING T/O POWER FROM A STATIC POSITION A RED CAS CONFIGURATION WAS INDICATED. ADVISED TOWER REJECTING THE TAKEOFF AND SAFELY EXITED AT THE TAXIWAY. THROUGHOUT THE MORNING, THE CREW HAD BEEN WORKING WITH MAINTENANCE TO FIX A FAILED PRIMARY TRIM. PER MX TAXED BACK AND RESET THE BATTERIES. DURING THIS TIME IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CONFIGURATION ISSUE AROSE DUE TO THE TRIM BEING SET IN SEC, EVEN THOUGH THE PRIMARY WAS NON FUNCTIONAL WE TAXIED BACK TO RUNWAY, SET THE TRIM TO PRI FOR TAKEOFF AND SWITCHED IT BACK TO SEC AROUND 400FT AGL.