Service difficulty report · Relay · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
August 30, 2012
Submitted
September 4, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N879AF
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Aircraft serial
879
Aircraft time
3,476 hours, 3,235 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Engine time
3,476 hours, 3,235 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Relay
Part number
9742001212
Condition
Faulty
Location
Trim System
Part time
2,367 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTS UNCOMMANDED INCREASE OF DECENT RATE. RUNAWAY TRIM SUSPECTED. THE PITCH TRIM RELAYS K021 AND K022, PN 974.20.01.212 WERE R & R IAW THE WDM 27-40-00. THE STAB TRIM OPS CHECK, STAB TRIM RUNAWAY AURAL WARNING FUNCTIONAL CHECK AND AUTO PILOT SYSTEMS OPS CHECKED, ALL TESTED GOOD IAW THE AMM 12-A-27-40-00-00A-903A-A AND 12-A-22-10-00-00A-903A-A.