SDR ASOA01206

Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
October 9, 2001
Submitted
November 9, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N840AS
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7290
Part
Control Unit
Part number
70608
Condition
Failed
Location
Horiz Stab
Part time
6,237 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLT 4736 - DURING CRUISE FLIGHT FROM ATL TO ICT, THE AIRCRAFT STAB AND MACH TRIM FAILED. THE CAPTAIN RESET AND THE TRIM FAILED AGAIN. THE AUTOPILOT DID NOT DROP OFF. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN ICT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE SYSTEM WAS RESET ON THE GROUND AND ALL OPERATIONS WERE NORMAL. ON THE RETURN FLIGHT INTO ATL, THE STAB TRIM BECAME INOPERATIVE ONCE AGAIN. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY IN ATL. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE NR 1 STAB TRIM INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TRIM CONTROL UNIT. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)