Service difficulty report · Adapter · Pilats PC1247E

Difficulty date
February 15, 2016
Submitted
February 24, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N816SA
Make and model
Pilats PC1247E
Aircraft serial
1499
Aircraft time
2,596 hours, 2,442 cycles
Part
Adapter
Part number
065001950100
Part serial
KTA28101684
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 100
Part time
1,729 hours, 1,569 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

PILOT REPORTED THAT IN CRUISE WHILE PERFORMING A TURN, THE ELEVATOR TRIM STARTED TO RUNAWAY. PILOT WASN`T ABLE TO MANUALLY TRIM THE ELEVATOR BACK. HAD TO DISENGAGE AUTOPILOT SYS AND MANUALLY FLY THE ACFT, AND PERFORMED A LANDING BACK TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT. ON GROUND, I DOWNLOADED THE FAULT HISTORY DATA BASE AND E-MAILED THE FHDB TO MFG REPS AND THEY CAME UP WITH THE SOLUTION. THEY ADVISED WE REPLACED THE TRIM ADAPTER. REPLACED TRIM ADAPTER AS REQUESTED BY MFG REP. PERFORMED OPS TEST AFTER REPLACEMENT OF PART AND NO DEFECTS WERE NO NOTED.