SDR 96ZZZX5175

Service difficulty report · Relay · Enstrm F28F

Difficulty date
September 11, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N890JR
Make and model
Enstrm F28F
Aircraft serial
764
Part
Relay
Part number
KUP14D5524
Condition
Stuck Contacts
Location
Cyclic Trim
Part time
1,394 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

POINTS IN RELAY FUSE TOGETHER CAUSING RUNAWAY TRIM ACTION RESULTING IN UNCONTROLLED ATTITUDES OF ACFT. REQUIRES TWO PILOTS ON CYCLIC TO OVERRIDE AND LAND ACFT. RELAY MFG (SIEMENS) HAS INDICATED THIS MAY NOT BE THE CORRECT RELAY FOR THIS APPLICATION. INSTALLED NEW RELAYS PER MM, SDB, AND AD. NOTE: A SINGLE PILOT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RECOVER AND LAND SAFELY. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE 2-92.