Service difficulty report · Motor · Cndair CL2156B11215

Difficulty date
October 3, 2013
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL2156B11215
Part
Motor
Part number
215900014
Condition
Failed
Location
Trim
Stage of operation
NR
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) OPERATOR WAS INFORMED THAT SOME TRIM MOTORS THAT WERE SENT FOR REPAIR WERE REMOVED FROM SERVICE AS THEY WERE LABELED WITH A SUFFIX "P". OPERATOR WAS INFORMED THAT THESE TRIM MOTORS THAT A SUFFIX P STANDS FOR PROTOTYPE. TRIM MOTORS, PN 215-90001-4 ARE INSTALLED ON THE AILERON MANUAL AND NORMAL TRIM SYS, ELEVATOR MANUAL TRIM AND RUDDER MANUAL TRIM SYSTEMS. AWARE OF 21 TRIM MOTORS WHICH ARE KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN DELIVERED WITH A SUFFIX P. EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF THESE SUFFIX P TRIM MOTORS, IF ANY, ON IN-SERVICE ACFT. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL OF AFFECTING FLIGHT CONTROLS. OPERATOR HAS OPENED CONTINUING IAW PROJECT NR CL-CA-27-33 TO TRACK THE INVESTIGATION AND RELATED IN-SERVICE ACTIONS.