Service difficulty report · Roll Servo · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
October 10, 2024
Submitted
October 15, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N774SB
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600684
Aircraft time
4,756 hours, 5,351 cycles
Part
Roll Servo
Part number
4006719906
Part serial
04108998
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Zone 100
Part time
4,756 hours, 5,351 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB OUT, AUTOPILOT WAS ENGAGED. WITHIN 10 SECONDS, AUTOPILOT ROLL TRIM ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. AUTOPILOT WAS COMMANDED TO DISENGAGE. PILOT REPORTED THAT ALL AXIS EXCEPT THE ROLL FELT FREE. THE AILERONS STILL FELT AS IF THE AUTOPILOT ROLL SERVO REMAINED ENGAGED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED BACK TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT ANY ISSUE. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, WE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE USING NORMAL TESTING PROCEDURES. WE THEN ENGAGED THE AUTOPILOT AND HELD ONTO THE AILERON TO SIMULATE AN AIR LOAD AND THEN COMMANDED THE AUTOPILOT TO MAKE A TURN. WE THEN RECEIVED THE SAME TRIM ANNUNCIATION. THE SERVO WAS REPLACED, AND THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. AIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL FLIGHT CHECK AND WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.