Service difficulty report · Actuator · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
December 11, 2020
Submitted
December 11, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N443SL
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
061
Aircraft time
8,710 hours, 7,914 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
6627401000000
Part serial
B0293
Condition
Binding
Location
Pitch Trim
Part time
5,489 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

AIRCRAFT HAD HISTORY OF INTERMITTENT PITCH TRIM FAULT ON ECAS. TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ACTUATOR P/N 66274010000-00, S/N B0293 WOULD OCCASIONALLY BIND AND CREATE A LOUD NOISE. DEFECTIVE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ACTUATOR REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT AND AIRCRAFT APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.