Service difficulty report · Computer · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
July 17, 2006
Submitted
July 21, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N984QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500084
Aircraft time
6,281 hours, 3,939 cycles
Part
Computer
Part number
7011702929
Part serial
95120531
Condition
Failed
Part time
2,061 hours, 1,207 cycles
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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, PRIMARY TRIM STOPPED WORKING. IT WORKED OK FOR THE FIRST 1.5 TO 2 MINUTES. SELECTED STBY TRIM AND IT ALSO DID NOT WORK. STBY TRIM WORKED AFTER 5 MIN OF NOT WORKING. FIRST INDICATION OF PROBLEM WAS NO FLIGHT DIRECTOR MODES COULD BE SELECTED AND AUTO PILOT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. AFTER 5 MINUTES THE STBY TRIM STARTED WORKING. SET TRIM FOR ABOUT 4 DEGREES, CONFIGURED AC FOR 15 DEGREES FLAP LANDING. WHILE TAXIING TO RAMP PRIMARY TRIM INITIALLY WOULD NOT WORK, THEN STARTED WORKING AGAIN. ABOUT A MINUTE PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, PFD SELECTOR WAS PUSHED ONCE TO MOVE CONTROL FROM LT FLIGHT DIRECTOR TO RT FLIGHT DIRECTOR. PFD SELECTOR WAS STUCK. REMOVED AND REPLACED FGC (GC-810). OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM.

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