Service difficulty report · Control Box · Amd FALCON20

Difficulty date
February 8, 2018
Submitted
February 21, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N481FL
Make and model
Amd FALCON20
Aircraft serial
027
Aircraft time
19,981 hours, 16,335 cycles
Part
Control Box
Part number
13150
Part serial
187A
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Aileron Trim
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, COPILOT NOTICED THE AILERON TRIM RUN AWAY. HELD THE OPPOSITE TRIM DIRECTION AND NOTICED THE ROLL CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. AFTER VERIFYING ALL CHECKLISTS COMPLETED, THE CAPTAIN DIVERTED WITH A VISUAL APPROACH. MECHANIC PERFORMED TESTING AND EXAMINATION OF THE SYSTEM WIRING AND DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE TRIM CONTROL BOX.