Service difficulty report · Servo · Grob G120A

Difficulty date
February 29, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Grob G120A
Aircraft time
3,049 hours
Engine
Lyc AEIO540D4D5
Part
Servo
Part number
065006113
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Elevator Trim
Part time
2,766 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ELECTRIC TRIM KEPT RUNNING FOR 1-2 SECS AFTER RELEASING THE TRIM SWITCH AND KEPT RUNNING EVEN IF HOLDING THE TRIM DISCONNECT. FOUND ELEVATOR TRIM SERVO CLUTCH NOT DISENGAGING IMMEDIATELY ON ELEVATOR TRIM SERVO. REPLACED TRIM SERVO AND TESTED OPS.

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