Service difficulty report · Trim Motor · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
January 2, 2004
Submitted
January 5, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N873SJ
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46091
Part
Trim Motor
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER ROTATION AIRCRAFT RAPIDLY PITCHED UP TO 20 DEG ACTUATING THE STICK SHAKER. CREW PUSHED FULL UP ON CONTROL WHEEL TO FORWARD STOP. F/O ACTIVATED TRIM FROM 5.3 TO ZERO. RETURNED TO NORMAL CLIMB ATTITUDE. TRIM WAS 10 TO 2 DEG FOR CRUISE, 4.0 FOR APPROACH, 6.0 FOR LANDING. INSPECTED AND CHECKED ELEVATOR, ELEVATOR GEAR TAB AND ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB. OPS CHECKS OF ELEVATOR AND CONTROL SURFACES GOOD. PERFORM A PITOT LEAK TEST / CHECK ON CAPT, ALT AND F/O'S SYSTEM. OPS CHECKED SERVICEABLE. AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE IN SAFE OPERATING CONDITION FOR THE REQUIRED ACCEPTANCE FLIGHT. TEST FLIGHT SATISFACTORY AS REQUIRED BY MX22 SPECIAL ACCEPTANCE FLIGHT. NOTED BY MAINTENANCE.

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