Service difficulty report · Indicator · Lear 31A

Difficulty date
January 5, 2024
Submitted
January 8, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N90VJ
Make and model
Lear 31A
Aircraft serial
31237
Aircraft time
3,829 hours, 3,813 cycles
Part
Indicator
Part number
720301
Part serial
176
Condition
Buckled
Location
Pitch Trim
Part time
768 hours, 894 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

PILOTS ASSUMED THAT THE PITCH TRIM SYSTEM WAS IN A FAILED STATE WHEN PITCH TRIM INDICATION STARTED TO INDICATE NO MOVEMENT. THE STICKING SECTION OF THE INDICATION CAUSED MORE CONFUSION DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE YOKE COMING OVER CENTER AND FALLING INTO THE PILOTS LAP HAPPENS AT THE SAME TIME THAT THE INDICATION JUMPED ONCE COMING FREE. PILOTS CONCLUDED THAT THE SYSTEM WAS FAILED IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MOTORS BECAUSE THE INDICATION ACTED THE SAME IN BOTH PRI AND SEC MODES.

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