Service difficulty report · Pcu · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
March 24, 2006
Submitted
March 28, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N987QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500087
Aircraft time
5,951 hours, 3,671 cycles
Part
Pcu
Part number
991444016
Part serial
381
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Auto Pilot
Part time
5,951 hours, 3,671 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
I
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT/AUTOPILOT STARTED OSCILLATING IN FLIGHT (FL430). THE TRIM CLACKER WOULD ACTIVATE REPEATEDLY TO COMPENSATE. TRIED TAKING A/P OFF AND FLYING MANUALLY AND TRIMMING, THEN REACTIVATED A/P. AFTER A MINUTE THE SAME AS ABOVE OCCURRED. PULLED C/B AND THEN RE-ENGAGED A/P TO HAVE SAME CONDITION OCCUR. FLEW A/C MANUALLY AND FLIGHT CONTROLS SEEMED HEAVY AND HARD TO TRIM. ON LANDING A/C WAS DIFFICULT TO LAND AND CONTROLS EXTREMELY HEAVY.

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