Service difficulty report · Trim Motor · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 24, 2006
Submitted
July 5, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N589AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53252
Part
Trim Motor
Condition
Inoperative
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
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

DTW - INFLIGHT AFTER LOC CAP DISCONNECTED AUTOPILOT REALIZED HAD RUNAWAY TRIM. RAN PROCEDURE IN QRH FOR RUNAWAY STABILIZER. PULLED CBS D9-10-11 LOST ALL TRIM, HAD NO ALTERNATE TRIM. DECLARED EMERGENCY DID GO AROUND AND CONFIGURED W .5 NOSE DOWN TRIM. AUTO BRAKES MED. DID HEAT INSPECTION. ALL OK EXCEPT BRAKES HEATED TO 450 DEG. TAXIED SLOWLY TO RAMP AND REQUESTED TUG. FOUND PRIMARY TRIM STOPS MOVING IN SELECTED DIRECTION WITH EITHER CONTROL WHEEL SWITCH ON PEDESTAL HANDLE. ALSO FOUND ALTERNATE LONG. TRIM OPERATE WITH ONLY ONE SWITCH SELECTED. INSPECTED JACKSCREW NO DEFECTS NOTED. REPLACED PRIMARY STABILIZER TRIM MOTOR AND ALTERNATE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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