Service difficulty report · Processor · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
July 5, 2012
Submitted
July 17, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
CNQR918C
Textron Aviation Inc
Aircraft
N87SL
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500174
Aircraft time
4,854 hours, 2,435 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007C1
Engine time
4,812 hours, 2,415 cycles
Part
Processor
Part serial
ICE0012800129
Condition
Failed
Location
Ecm
Component
Ecm
Component part number
67380221
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, F
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

ENROUTE, AUTOPILOT KICKED OFF MULTIPLE TIMES DURING FLT, AND HAD AN OVERSPEED WARNING DUE TO LOSS OF MACH TRIM, MASTER CAUTION FOR LOSS OF PRIMARY STAB TRIM. ELECTED TO REDIRECT & PROCEED TO SERVICE CENTER. DURING REMAINDER OF FLT, PITCH CONTROL PRESSURE INCREASED & ENGAGED SECONDARY TRIM BUT WHEN SECONDARY TRIM SWITCH HELD, RECEIVED A MASTER CAUTION FOR FAILURE OF SECONDARY TRIM. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. POST-FLT EVALUATION DETERMINED STAB TRIM SYS TO BE FULLY OPERATIONAL, BOTH ON PRIMARY & SECONDARY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF FAILURE, ACTUATOR ASSY REMOVED FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. TROUBLESHOT ACTUATOR. AFTER A 3 HR COLD-SOAK AT -65 DEG F, ACTUATOR FOUND TO BE NON-FUNCTIONING. FOUND MICROPROCESSOR, WHEN FROZEN, PREVENTED CONTROLLER FROM FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. MICROPROCESSORS REMOVED & RETURNED TO SUPPLIER FOR EVALUATION. OPEN

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