Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
December 24, 2014
Submitted
December 29, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N782JS
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft serial
525B0059
Aircraft time
7,869 hours, 5,646 cycles
Engine time
7,472 hours, 5,400 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Elevator Trim
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS LEVEL EN ROUTE AT FL 410 WHEN CREW RECEIVED AN AMBER E IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A RED E ON THE PDF'S. PERFORMED EMER CHECKLIST. THE ELEVATOR TRIM WAS STICKING & NOT GETTING FULL RANGE OF MOTION & GETTING STUCK. DECLARED AN EMER & DIVERTED. SUSPECTED WATER IN GREASE AT THE TRIM ACTUATOR. LUBED ACTUATOR IAW AMM CHP 12-21-01 & NOTICED WATER BEING PUSHED OUT. CONTINUED GREASING UNTIL NO MORE WATER EXITING. PLACED ACFT BACK IN SERVICE, NO FURTHER REPORTS OF FREEZING TRIM TAB ACTUATOR SINCE GREASING.

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