Service difficulty report · None · Beech 100BEECH

Difficulty date
July 1, 2022
Submitted
July 13, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
CNQR918C
Textron Aviation Inc
Aircraft
N488B
Make and model
Beech 100BEECH
Aircraft serial
RK427
Part
None
Part number
45AS61023143
Condition
None
Location
Internal Defects
Component
Pitch Trim Actu
Component part number
AA4551M11
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
S, Z
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PITCH TRIM ACTUATOR BOTH NORMAL AND EMERGENCY INTERNAL MOTORS FAULTED OUT AT THE FULL NOSE DOWN POSITION IN FLIGHT AND DUPLICATED LOSS OF BOTH NORMAL AND EMERGENCY MOTORS FAULTING OUT IN THE FULL NOSE DOWN POSITION AFTER SEVERAL GROUND CHECKS/TESTS. SMITHS AEROSPACE ACTUATION SYSTEMS.