Service difficulty report · Wheel · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 26, 2005
Submitted
December 29, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N679QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605279
Aircraft time
3,446 hours, 2,651 cycles
Part
Wheel
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Trim System
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 LIFT OFF EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FWD CONTROL PRESSURE REQUIRED FOR NORMAL CLIMB. AIRCRAFT ALMOST WANTED TO ROTATE BY ITSELF. THROUGHOUT FLIGHT, TRIM INDICATOR AT OR ABOVE FWD END OF WHOLE RANGE MARKINGS. UPON INSPECTION OF TRIM WHEEL FOUND TRIM POINTER IN THE WRONG GROVE. LOOSENED TRIM WHEEL REPOSITIONED TRIM WHEEL POINTER IAW 560MM 27-32-01. PERFORMED ELEVATOR TRIM TAB TRAVEL CHECK. CHECK GOOD. CHECKED T/O RANGE TRAVELS, CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED ELECTRIC TRIM TIME CHECK.CHECK GOOD. ADJUSTED TAKEOFF BAND PROX SWITCH, OP'S CHECK GOOD. CLOSED ACCESS PANEL, WORKED IAW 560XL MM CH 27-32-01.

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