Service difficulty report · Relay · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
October 4, 2012
Submitted
October 5, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N978AF
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Aircraft serial
1078
Aircraft time
1,341 hours, 1,390 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67
Engine time
1,341 hours, 1,390 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Relay
Part number
9742001221
Condition
Faulty
Location
Pitch Trim
Part time
1,341 hours, 1,390 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING TAKEOFF CREW REPORTED A TRIM RUNAWAY, THE ACFT RETURNED AND LANDED SAFELY. THE PITCH TRIM RELAYS K161E2 AND K161D2, WERE R & R IAW WDM 91-10-01. THE PITCH TRIM SYS OPS TESTED GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED IAW 12-B-06-20-00-00A-040A-A.