Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
March 6, 2014
Submitted
March 19, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N767XJ
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500067
Aircraft time
12,954 hours, 7,858 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
99145581
Part serial
63
Condition
Failed
Location
Aileron Tab
Part time
12,954 hours, 7,858 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DEPARTURE & CLIMBING THROUGH 2500 FT FLIGHT CREW REPORTED ACFT BEGAN AN UN COMMANDED TURN RT & REQUIRED HEAVY FORCES ON THE CONTROL WHEEL TO MAINTAIN STRAIGHT & LEVEL FLIGHT. CREW NOTED THAT THE TRIM APPEARED TO BE INOP & THERE WERE NO ASSOCIATED CAS MSGS. FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWING CHECKLIST PROCEDURES RTFL. FOUND THE AIL TRIM ACTUATOR HARD OVER IN DIRECTION OF ROLL WITH CKPT INDICATION SHOWING NEUTRAL, AIL TRIM WAS FULLY OPERATIONAL WITH NO CORRESPONDING CKPT INDICATION. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE OUTPUT SHAFT RETAINING TAB FOR THE POS SENSOR WAS BROKEN ON THE TRIM ACTUATOR. AIL TRIM ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT, RIG & OPERATIONAL CHECKS PERFORMED, WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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