Service difficulty report · Unknown · Casa C212

Difficulty date
June 1, 2023
Submitted
June 5, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N117BH
Make and model
Casa C212
Aircraft serial
171
Aircraft time
14,420 hours, 12,633 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

ELECTRIC PITCH TRIM MALFUNCTION WITH AUTO-PILOT DISENGAGED. ELEVATOR TRIM RUN AWAY IN THE UP DIRECTION. PILOT WAS ABLE TO OVERRIDE PITCH WITH YOKE AND DISABLED MALFUNCTION BY PULLING AUTOPILOT 115VAC CIRCUIT BREAKER. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FT. WAINWRIGHT WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED AND AUTOPILOT COMPUTER RESEATED IN RACK. SYSTEM OP-CHECKS PERFORMED AND EVALUATION FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES.