Service difficulty report · Shear Pin · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
March 11, 2015
Submitted
March 13, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N857AS
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7411
Aircraft time
32,890 hours, 29,902 cycles
Part
Shear Pin
Condition
Broken
Location
Elevator Pcu
Stage of operation
LD
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

ON TAKEOFF, IT TOOK A NOTICABLE AMOUNT OF BACK PRESSURE TO LIFT ACFT OFF RUNWAY. TRIM WAS SET TO 7.0. FLT CONTINUED WITH AUTOPILOT WITH NOTHING NOTICEABLE UNTIL LANDING. WHEN DISCONNECTING A/P AT 500', TRIM 7.2 IN THE FLARE AT 100', ELEVATOR CONTROL WAS LOST. WAS UNABLE TO FLY ACFT TO RUNWAY. R & R ELEVATOR PCU SHEAR PINS IAW SB 601R-55-008. OPS CHECK GOOD, NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.