Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
July 21, 2009
Submitted
August 3, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft time
11,048 hours
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Part
Actuator
Part number
83963
Condition
Failed
Location
Stab Trim
Part time
9,457 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) INBOUND OF LANDING DESTINATION, CREW RECEIVED A "MACH TRIM" AND "STAB TRIM" CAUTION MESSAGE. ABNORMAL PROCEDURES, DESCRIBED IN THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK (QRH), WERE EXECUTED AND THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. BOTH STAB CHANNELS COULD BE ENGAGED BUT THE SYS WAS FAULTING AS SOON AS A TRIM SWITCH WAS PRESSED. AN AOG MX TEAM FLEW TO THE OUTSTATION AND A BITE TEST WAS PERFORMED AT THE HORIZ STAB TRIM CONTROL UNIT (HSTCU) INDICATING A FAULTY HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TRIM ACTUATOR (HSTA). THE HSTA WAS REPLACED AND THE ACFT RETURNED INTO SERVICE. THE UNIT IS BEING SHIPPED TO AN OVERHAUL SHOP.