Service difficulty report · None · Beech F33A

Difficulty date
October 7, 2022
Submitted
October 7, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9035Q
Make and model
Beech F33A
Aircraft serial
CE310
Part
None
Part number
GSA28
Part serial
5G9001563
Condition
None
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRPLANE HAD A PITCH TRIM RUNAWAY OCCUR AT 4000 FEET WHICH CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO DIVE NOSE DOWN. DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPILOT AND REALIZED THAT THE TRIM RAN OUT VERY QUICKLY. TOOK THE TRIM OUT TO RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE DIVE. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THAT THE PITCH SERVO WAS CAUSING THE ATTITUDE COMMAND TO THE TRIM SERVO TO RUN FULL DEFLECTION (NOSE DOWN) ORIGIONALLY AT 1.7 SECONDS DURING OUT FIRST TEST. THE REST OF THE TESTING THE TIME WAS 3.8 SECONDS FOR THIS TO OCCUR TO THE FULL NOSE DOWN STOPS.

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