Service difficulty report · Actuator · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
January 6, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
20,135 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Part
Actuator
Condition
Failed
Location
Yaw Servo
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT AND FOLLOWING TAKEOFF THE RUDDER TRIM MOVED TO THE FULL LT TRIM POSITITION UNCOMANDED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND CONDUCTED AN OUT OF TRIM LANDING. TROUBLESHOOTING LATER THE FAULT WAS DUPLICATED ON THE GROUND. FOLLOWING THE AUTOPILOT PREFLIGHT TEST THE RUDDER TRIM WOULD RUNAWAY TO FULL LT POSITION. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE FAULT TO BE ISOLATED TO THE AUTOPILOT YAW SERVER WHICH WAS INCORECTLY SIGNALING THE AUTO TRIM TO MOVE. THE SERVO WAS REPLACED.