Service difficulty report · Indicator · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
June 5, 2004
Submitted
June 7, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N390QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600490
Aircraft time
5,153 hours, 4,201 cycles
Part
Indicator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Trim
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL PILOT EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE BACK PRESSURE ON THE CONTROL COLUMN, TOOK APPROX 60 LBS OF FORCE TO NEUTRALIZE CONTROL COLUMN, TRIM INDICATOR WAS IN T/O RANGE, TAKEOFF ABORTED. INSPECTED ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TRIM SYSTEM, FOUND ELEVATOR TRIM WHEEL INDICATOR AT TAKEOFF POSITION BUT ELEVATOR TRIM AT FULL NOSE-UP POSITION. RE-INSTALLED TRIM INDICATOR AND WHEEL TO ONE CORRECT READINGS. CHECK ELEVATOR AND TRIM UP / DOWN DEGREES OF TRAVEL, NO DEFECTS NOTED, TRIM WHEEL OP'S CHECK GOOD. WORK PERFORMED IAW CESSNA CE-560 MAINTENANCE MANUAL CHAPTER 27-31-05.