Service difficulty report · Trim System · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
May 29, 2015
Submitted
May 29, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N953FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
0062
Aircraft time
11,907 hours, 15,535 cycles
Part
Trim System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Horiz Stab
Stage of operation
CR
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

FLIGHT 100 DISCREPANCY. THE COPILOT ELEC PITCH TRIM WORKS NOSE DOWN ONLY. PILOT MADE THE DECISION TO RETURN SINCE IT INVOLVED A PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROL SYS & IT WAS AN EMPTY REPO TAIL SWAP. NO EMER WAS DECLARED. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ELEC TRIM ISSUE WAS DEFERRED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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