SDR 9JLA2091

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
April 14, 2011
Submitted
April 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N674DJ
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK232
Aircraft time
3,806 hours, 2,910 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
45AS61023
Part serial
ET0049
Condition
Defective
Location
Horizontal Stab
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE HORIZ STABILIZER ACTUATOR WAS DUE FOR O/H AND WAS REPLACED WITH AN O/H HORIZ STABILIZER ACTUATOR OF A DIFFERENT SN (ET0049). THE UNIT WAS INSTALLED BY A REPAIR STATION. GROUND FUNTIONAL/OPS AND THE OPS CHECK FLIGHT CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY. DURING THE FIRST FLIGHT FOLLOWING THE OPS CHECK FLIGHT THE CREW WAS UNABLE TO OPERATE THE NORMAL PITCH TRIM FOLLOWING AUTOPILOT DISENGAEMENT ON APPROACH. THE CREW SWITCHED TO EMERGENCY PITCH TRIM MODE AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. A CONTINUITY CHECK OF THE ACTUATOR FOUND THE NORMAL MOTOR BRAKE WINDINGS TO BE OPEN. A REPLACEMENT ACTUATOR SN ET0050 WAS INSTALLED AND THE ACFT WAS RELEASED FOR FLIGHT.

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