Service difficulty report · Servo · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
December 12, 2018
Submitted
December 13, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N746FX
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
0498
Aircraft time
7,527 hours, 12,154 cycles
Part
Servo
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Elevator Trim
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

FLIGHT 7661 ON APPROACH INTO ANC. DISCREPANCY: AUTOPILOT PITCHED STRAIGHT UP ON ILS 7R INTO PANC. TRIM FOLLOWED. PILOT PRESSED AUTOPILOT DISCONNECT, PULLED ELEVATOR TRIM CIRCUIT BREAKER AND A/P FD CIRCUIT BREAKER. CONTINUED APPROACH AND LANDED SAFELY IN ANC. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE INSPECTED ELEVATOR TRIM SERVO AND PERFORMED AUTOPILOT OPS CHECK. NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY.

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