Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
October 18, 2019
Submitted
October 21, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N717XJ
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500217
Aircraft time
12,164 hours, 5,597 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
991455810
Part serial
45AND46
Condition
Failed
Location
Pitch Feel
Part time
2,292 hours, 1,049 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE DESCENDING, THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED AN AMBER PITCH FEEL FAIL CAS MESSAGE. THE MESSAGE WAS INTERMITTENT AT FIRST, BUT THEN STAYED ON UNTIL LANDING. THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED THE CHECK LIST PROCEDURE AN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY FOR A PRIORITY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MAINTENANCE CREWS INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT. AS A PRECAUTION, THE LEFT AND RIGHT ELEVATOR PITCH FEEL LINEAR ACTUATORS WERE REPLACED. OPERATIONAL CHECKS PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY AND THE AIRCRAFT RELEASED BACK INTO SERVICE.

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