Service difficulty report · Relay · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
May 17, 2009
Submitted
May 18, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N58VS
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft serial
341
Aircraft time
1,050 hours, 1,498 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Part
Relay
Condition
Defective
Location
Stabilizer Trim
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

AFTER NORMAL PREVIOUS FLIGHT AND NORMAL PREFLIGHT; AFTER TAKEOFF PILOT STATED HE HEARD AURAL WARNING FOR TRIM RUNAWAY. BEGAN TO ISOLATE AND FELT IT WAS STAB TRIM. TRIED ALT STAB TRIM WITH MINIMAL RESULT. ACFT CONTINUED WITH FLIGHT AFTER PROCEDURE CHECKS ACCOMPLISHED AND C/BRKS OPENED. UPON RETURN AND BROUGHT TO MX. SYS OPERATED CORRECT AND ALL FUNCTION CHECKS WERE CORRECT. BASED UPON PREVIOUS HISTORY WITH THE SYS, REMOVED AND REPLACED 2EA SYS RELAYS; STAB TRIM RUNAWAY AND STAB TRIM UP. AGAIN SYSTEM COMPLETE FUNCTION CHECKS DONE IAW AMM AND FUNCTION CORRECT THROUGH MULTIPLE CHECKS.