Service difficulty report · Trim System · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
August 13, 2012
Submitted
August 15, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721AF
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Aircraft serial
721
Aircraft time
4,963 hours, 4,627 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Engine time
2,218 hours, 2,098 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Trim System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Pitch
Part time
1,774 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT, THE CREW REPORTED A PITCH TRIM RUNAWAY WITH AUDIBLE WARBLE. STABILIZER TRIM AND AUTO PILOT SYSTEMS WERE OPERATED AND TESTED IAW THE AMM 12-A-27-40-00-00A-903A-A, 12-A-22-10-00-00A-903A-A. PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. RELAYS K021,K022 AND K241 PN 974.20.01.212 AND 974.20.01.214 WERE CHANGED AS A PRECAUTION. NOTE: RELAYS TIME IN SERVICE ARE AS FOLLOWS K021=1774.3 K022= 4962.8 K241= 4962.8.