Service difficulty report · Cable · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
February 10, 2021
Submitted
February 12, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N789JS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600801
Aircraft time
7,346 hours, 5,784 cycles
Part
Cable
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Pitch Trim
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PITCH TRIM TRAVELS IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION. WHEN CB IS PULLED, MANUAL TRIM TRAVELS .. MOVES OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON POST FIT WITH AP ON, TRIM MOVES IN CORRECT DIRECTION. CONFIRMED CREWS DISCREPANCY, RESEARCHED PREVIOUS MAINTENANCE, FOUND ANOTHER VENDOR COMPLIED WITH REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF THE UH AND R/H ELEVATOR TRIM ACTUATORS ALONG WITH SOME OTHER DOC INSPECTIONS, FLY EXCLUSIVE PROVIDED MAINTENANCE DOCS PERFROMED BY PREVIOUS VENDOR. UPON TROUBLE SHOOTING THE ELEVTOR TRIM SYSTEM THE AFT TRIM CABLES IN BAGGAGE OVERHEAD WERE SWAPPED L/H TO R/H CONTROLLING THE ELEVATOR TRIM ACTUATORS. COMPLIED WITH PROPER POSITIONING OF THE CABLES, PERFORMED RIGGING PER THE ENGINEERING DOCUMENTAION GIVEN BY TEXTRON ( DUE TO MM WRONG AND PUBS CHANGE NOT C/W YET ) CODE !DENT 71379 CES-FT-560-0010M. COMPLIED WITH OPERATIONAL CHECKS, OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD, ELECTRICAL TRIM OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD, TRIM TAB DEFLECTION CORRECT PER TRIM INPUT FROM COCKPIT. ALL WORK DONE REF CE560 ENCORE MM 27-31-00-05, TEXTRON ENGINEERING DOC FOR ELEVATOR TRIM RIGGING CODE IDENT 71379 CES-FT-560-0010M. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.