Service difficulty report · Actuator · Beech A100

Difficulty date
November 20, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech A100
Aircraft time
22,547 hours
Engine
Pwc PW610FA
Part
Actuator
Part number
11538011119
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Elevator
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) SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE MAIN (ELEVATOR) TRIM WOULD NOT TRIM IN THE NOSE DOWN DIRECTION, BOTH THE CAPTAINS OR CO-PILOTS TRIM CONTROL SWITCHES WERE TRIED WITHOUT SUCCESS. STANDBY TRIM WAS SELECTED AND THIS SYSTEM WAS FOUND TO BE INTERMITTENT. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE MAIN TRIM (NOSE DOWN) WAS INOPERATIVE DUE TO A FAILED RELAY. THE RELAY WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM TESTED SERVICEABLE. THE STANDBY SYSTEM WAS TESTED AND THE MOTOR/ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND TO BE AT FAULT, IT WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. RELAY P/N MS25024-2 ACTUATOR P/N 115-380111-19 S/N 230.

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