Service difficulty report · None · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
April 14, 2022
Submitted
April 14, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N554VR
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft serial
288
Aircraft time
6,811 hours, 6,499 cycles
Part
None
Part number
065005659
Part serial
M4530
Condition
False Activation
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
I
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED AN UNCOMMANDED TRIM NOSE DOWN WHEN ENGAGING AUTOPILOT. PROBLEM REOCCURRED REGARDLESS OF FLIGHT DIRECTOR COMMAND. RECREATED PROBLEM IN HANGAR. VERIFIED ALL TRIM SWITCHES OPERATIONAL WITH NO INPUT PROBLEMS. FOUND AUTOPILOT PITCH TRIM SERVO SENDING TRIM DOWN SIGNAL REGARDLESS OF FEEDBACK. REPLACED TRIM SERVO AND OPS CHECK GOOD.