Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
August 25, 2020
Submitted
September 2, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N713FL
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500074
Aircraft time
14,253 hours, 8,455 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
4214002111N
Part serial
3130
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Stab
Part time
8,748 hours, 5,155 cycles
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

CLIMBING TO FL430 NOTICED THE STABILIZER TRIM CACKLE WAS SOUNDING RATHER EXCESSIVELY. IT SOUNDED 4 TIMES, THE 4TH TIME FOR MORE THAN 10 SECONDS. IMMEDIATELY DISENGAGED THE AUTOPILOT AND PRIMARY TRIM, STOPPED THE CLIMB, LEVELED OFF, AND ENGAGED THE SECONDARY TRIM. TRIM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING, SO AT THAT TIME IT WAS EVIDENT WE HAD A FLIGHT CONTROL ISSUE. FOLLOWED QRH PRIMARY STAB TRIM FAIL AND PROCEEDED WITH THE CHECKLIST. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PROCEEDED TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT TO LAND. CORRECTIVE ACTION: TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM, FOUND FAULTY ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT. COMPLIED WITH CESSNA SERVICE BULLETIN 750-55-10 REV 4. ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS OK AT THIS TIME.

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