Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna C145

Difficulty date
July 22, 2013
Submitted
July 23, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N716DV
Make and model
Cessna C145
Aircraft serial
525C0049
Aircraft time
643 hours, 571 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
2A7218E
Part serial
E0080
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Elevator
Part time
55 hours, 58 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, WHILE TRIMMING NOSEDOWN, RECEIVED AN AMBER "PRIMARY PITCH TRIM FAILURE" CAS MESSAGE. MX OBSERVED THAT THE LT ELEVATOR TRIM ACTUATIOR WAS MOVING VERY SLOW COMPARED TO THE RIGHT ACTUATOR, WHICH GIVES A SPLIT AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE MESSAGE. THIS IS THE NEW AND IMPROVED ACTUATOR THAT WAS RECENTLY INSTALLED.

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