Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
October 12, 2023
Submitted
October 16, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N76GJ
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK514
Aircraft time
5,789 hours, 4,231 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
45AS88846001
Condition
Faulty
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF, AUTOPILOT OFF, ROLL TRIM RAN TOWARDS RIGHT WING DOWN. IT STOPPED WITH LEFT INDICATOR APPROXIMATELY 2 INDICATOR MARKS UP AND RIGHT INDICATOR APPROXIMATELY 21/2 INDICATOR MARKS DOWN. ACTUAL ROLL TRIM TAB POSITIONS MATCHED THE INDICATORS. ROLL TRIM WOULD NOT RESPOND TO EITHER PILOT'S ROLL TRIM INPUTS. TRIED WITH ROLL TRIM SELECTOR IN L, IN R, AND IN NORMAL. WE COMPLETED ROLL TRIM FAILURE CHECKLIST AND PULLED THE ROLL TRIM CIRCUIT BREAKER. WE THEN LANDED THE PLANE NORMALLY. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE COPILOT YOKE ROLL/TRIM SWITCH WAS REPLACED WITH NEW SWITCH.

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