Service difficulty report · Controller · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
July 7, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft time
19,282 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Controller
Condition
Frozen
Location
Elevator
Stage of operation
CR
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) APPROXIMATELY 50 MIN OUT, AUTOPILOT BEGAN TO CLIMB, THE A/P WAS DISCONNECTED AND ACFT MANUALLY BROUGHT BACK TO ALTITUDE. A/P WAS REENGAGED AND THEN BEGAN TO DESCEND FOLLOWED BY THE AP TRIM FAIL ANN. A/P DISCONNECTED, ELECTRIC TRIM CHECK AND APPEARED SERVICEABLE FLIGHT WAS CONTINUED. ON DESCENT, TRIM WAS NOTED TO HAVE LITTLE EFFECT AND EXCESSIVE CONTROL FORCES WERE REQUIRED. AFTER LANDING THE TRIM WAS INSPECTED AND THE ELEVATOR WAS FOUND TO BE FROZEN IN A NOSE UP POSITION. AN AME WAS DISPATCHED TO INSPECT THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AFFECTED. THE ENTIRE ELEVATOR AND TRIM SYS WAS INSPECTED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. AUTOPILOT SYS AND SERVOS INSPECTED AND TESTED WITH NO FAULTS NOTED. ELEVATOR AND TRIM JACKS WERE LUBRICATED AT THIS TIME. THE PREVIOUS DAY THE ACFT WAS POSITIONED OUTSIDE THE HANGAR IN HEAVY RAINS. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE ELEVATOR FLIGHT CONTROL FROZE DUE TO MOISTURE AROUND FLIGHT CONTROLS ON THE TAIL.

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