Service difficulty report · Relay · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
October 25, 2003
Submitted
January 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Engine
Cont IO240B
Propeller
Snsnch W69EK63
Part
Relay
Part number
VF465F11
Condition
Stuck
Location
Elevator Trim
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) TRIM WAS STUCK IN NOSE UP. TRIM INDICATOR WAS NOT SHOWING FULL UP (ONE LIGHT FROM FULL UP IND), WHEN TRIM WAS SELECTED BY EITHER TRIM SWITCHES THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. FOLLOWING MFG EMER PROCEDURES CHECK CB, (IN) AS THE TRIM MOVED TO FULL UP INDICATION AND WOULD NO LONGER MOVE. EMER PROCEDURES INDICATE THAT HIGHER FORCES CAN BE EXPECTED AND TO LAND AT NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT. STUCK TRIM DID NOT PREVENT FULL DEFLECTION OF ELEVATOR CONTROL OTHER THAN HIGHER FORCES REQUIRED. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS IT WAS PINNED DOWN THAT TRIM SWITCHES WERE WIRED THROUGH TWO RELAYS. FOUND THAT DOWN RELAY WOULD STICK WHEN TRIM WAS SELECTED IN FULL UP POSITION. REPLACED BOTH RELAYS AND THEN UNABLE TO FAIL SYS.

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