Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
July 20, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Part
Control Unit
Condition
Failed
Location
Stabilizer
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

(CAN) DEPARTING MONTEREY, CA. CLIMBING OUT THRU FL200. EICAS ALERTED US OF AP PITCH TRIM MASTER CAUTION FOLLOWED BY AP PITCH TRIM NOSE DOWN MASTER CAUTION ANNUNCIATOR. WE FOLLOWED CFM PROCS&UPON DISCONNECTING AUTOPILOT HAD TO MAINTAIN ABOUT 2 IN OF NOSE DOWN PRESSURE ON YOKE TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLT. WOULD NOT TRIM DOWN IT STUCK AT 4 UNITS. IT WOULD TRI M UP BUT NOT DOWN . WE CALLED MIX ON SELCAL THEN TALKED TO DISPATCH & DECIDED TO DIVERT TO FRESNO, CALF. APPROXIMATELY 20 MIN AWAY. WE DECLARED EMERGENCY & LANDED UNEVENTFULLY ON 29 RT, IN FRESNO .