Service difficulty report · Jackscrew · Raythn HAWKER800XP

Difficulty date
October 1, 2005
Submitted
October 4, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N893CW
Make and model
Raythn HAWKER800XP
Aircraft serial
258603
Aircraft time
2,519 hours, 1,642 cycles
Part
Jackscrew
Part number
258CT29115A
Condition
Iced
Location
Elevator
Part time
2,519 hours, 1,642 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE ON A COUPLED ILS APPROACH AUTOPILOT TRIM FAIL ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED EACH TIME FLAPS WERE SELECTED TO A LOWER SETTING. WHEN AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTED ACFT PITCHED DOWN. REGAINED CONTROL USING YOKE BACK PRESSURE & MANUAL TRIM WHEEL MOVEMENT. MX ISSUED MEL 22-10-1, ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. SEPT 30, 2005 ELECTRIC PITCH TRIM BINDING, ELEVATOR TRIM FROZE. DURING DESCENT, TRIM WHEEL WAS ABLE TO BE MOVED MORE FREELY, A SLIGHT GRINDING FEELING WHEN MOVED. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE IN KOAK. MX DISCOVERED WATER IN BOTH ELEVATOR TRIM JACK BOXES. THE WATER WAS CLEARED BY LUBRICATION OF THE JACK BOXES, SPROCKET AND DRIVE CHAIN. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.