Service difficulty report · Switch · Gulstm GVSPG550

Difficulty date
December 22, 2024
Submitted
January 6, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N888KZ
Make and model
Gulstm GVSPG550
Aircraft serial
5309
Aircraft time
4,538 hours, 1,890 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Faulted
Location
Autopilot
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB CREW NOTICED ELECTRIC PITH TRIM UNRESPONSIVE, CREW USED MANUAL PITCH TRIM WHEEL TO CONTROL PITCH TRIM. CHECKLIST FOLLOWED, EMERGENCY DECLARED, AND UNSCHEDULED UNEVENTFUL LANDING PERFORMED. MAINTENANCE EVALUATION VERIFIED CMC ACTIVE FAULT MESSAGE OF "AP DISCONNECT SWITCH FAULT". PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING PER G550 FIM 27-32-00. VERIFIED CONTINUITY PER STEP A AND COMPLIED WITH RESET OF AFCS1B MODULE. RESET PASSED PER FIM. OPS CHECKS GOOD. SUBSEQUENT FLIGHTS PERFORMED WITHOUT ISSUES.