Service difficulty report · Pitch Control · Skrsky S61N

Difficulty date
January 24, 2013
Submitted
January 25, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803AR
Make and model
Skrsky S61N
Aircraft serial
61761
Aircraft time
10,688 hours, 18,065 cycles
Part
Pitch Control
Part number
1216720117
Part serial
0000450
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Zone 300
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ENROUTE, IN CRUISE FLIGHT THERE WAS A SUDDEN AND INADVERTENT PITCH UP AND ROLL OF ACFT, WHILE TRYING TO RECOVER UNUSUAL ATTITUDE ACFT PITCH AND ROLL CONTINUED INADVERTENTLY. THE CO-PILOTS VGI HAD NOT TUMBLED AT THAT POINT AND WAS INDICATING THE UNUSUAL ATTITUDES. SECURED THE PRIMARY SERVOS WITH NO AFFECT THEN ISOLATED THE AUXILIARY SERVOS AND AFCS. ACFT BECAME CONTROLLABLE AND DIVERTED. REMOVED SUSPECTED MALFUNCTIONING COPILOT PITCH AND ROLL GYRO, PN 121672-01-17, SN 0000450. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE COPILOT PITCH AND ROLL GYRO PN 121672-01-17, SN 0000507 IAW S61 MM CH 22-10-18 PG 201. OPS CHECK GOOD.