Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna T182T

Difficulty date
March 21, 2025
Submitted
March 21, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N65927
Make and model
Cessna T182T
Aircraft serial
T18208354
Part
Actuator
Part number
12600747
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 300
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
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: WHILE ON DESCENT INTO KPWG I DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPILOT AT 500 FT AGL. I WENT TO MAKE A MANUAL ADJUST OF THE TRIM USING THE HAND TRIM WHEEL AND FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO MOVE. I ALSO ATTEMPTED TO USE THE ELECTRIC TRIM BUT FOUND IT TO BE INEFFECTIVE. AT THAT TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALREADY TRIMMED FOR LANDING, SO I PROCEEDED AND LANDED WITHOUT ISSUE. AFTER LANDING, I AGAIN ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE TRIM WHEEL BY HAND AND WAS NOT ABLE TO. I PULLED THE AP CIRCUIT BREAKER TO SEE IF THAT HAD ANY CHANGE AND IT DID NOT. AFTER TAXIING TO THE RAMP AND SHUTTING DOWN THE AIRCRAFT, I STILL FOUND BOTH THE ELECTRIC TRIM AND MANUAL TRIM UNABLE TO MOVE THE TRIM POSITION OF THE AIRCRAFT. IT WAS IN A NOSE DOWN TRIM POSITION. FURTHER ANALYSIS OF THE AIRCRAFT BY MAINTENANCE ON THE FIELD FOUND THE TRIM ACTUATOR TO BE BENT INWARD AND THE GEARS DAMAGED, LEAVING THE TRIM ACTUATOR UNUSABLE.

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