Service difficulty report · Actuator · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
August 2, 2005
Submitted
August 4, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N708TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK178
Aircraft time
6,395 hours, 5,203 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
45AS61023143
Part serial
000303
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Tail
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

THE CREW REPORTED, AFTER LEVELING OFF AT 11,000 FT, ATTEMPTED TO TRIM THE NOSE OF THE A/C DOWN. WHILE PASSING 200 KTS, IT WAS NOTED THAT NO FURTHER TRIM WAS AVAILABLE AND THE CREW HAD REDUCED POWER. THE CO-PILOT HAD ATTEMPTED TO TRIM THE NOSE DOWN WITH THE SAME RESULTS. THE CAPTAIN HAD FULL TRIM AUTHORITY WHEN USING THE EMERGENCY PITCH TRIM WITH THE AUTOPILOT ON, BUT NOT WITH THE PRIMARY PITCH TRIM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO KMCC AND HAD LANDED W/O FURTHER INCIDENT. MX REPLACED THE PITCH TRIM ACTUATOR. OP`S CHECKS WERE NORMAL AND THE TEST FLIGHT WAS SATISFACTORY. THE A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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