Service difficulty report · Adapter · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
October 5, 2012
Submitted
October 10, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N978AF
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Aircraft serial
1078
Aircraft time
1,345 hours, 1,394 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67
Engine time
1,345 hours, 1,394 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Adapter
Part number
065001950100
Part serial
KTA28101095
Condition
Faulty
Location
Zone 100
Part time
1,345 hours, 1,394 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

TRIM RUNAWAY AURAL WARNING, NO YOKE MOVEMENT. THE KTA-2810 TRIM ADAPTER, PN 065-00195-0100 WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY. IT WAS R & R WITH A NEW UNIT IAW THE AMM 12-B-22-10-07-00A-920A-A. THE AUTO PILOT SYS OPERATIONALLY TESTED GOOD IAW 12-B-22-10-00-00A-903A-A.