Service difficulty report · Actuator · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
September 8, 2000
Submitted
January 22, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Part
Actuator
Part number
9787318132
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Aileron Trim
Part time
76 hours, 47 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) WHEN OPERATED DURING A FUNCTIONAL CHECK IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRIM TAB WOULD OPERATE FULLY IN THE DOWNSELECTION, BUT WHEN UP (RIGHT WING DOWN) WAS SELECTED THE TRIM TAB ACTUATOR WOULD OPERATE BACK THROUGH THE NEUTRAL POSITION BUT FAIL JUST AFTER THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE TRIM COULD AGAIN BE SELECTED & OPERATE NORMALLY TO THE DOWN POSITION BUT WOULD FAIL AGAIN JUST PAST THE NEUTRAL POSITION WHEN SELECTED TO THE UP POSITION. THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED BY CHANGING THE TRIM ACTUATOR.