Service difficulty report · Trim System · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
February 2, 2007
Submitted
February 3, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N626QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605126
Aircraft time
5,906 hours, 4,735 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Trim System
Condition
Stuck
Location
Pitch Trim
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, COULD NOT ENGAGE AUTOPILOT. MANUAL PITCH TRIM STUCK, COULD NOT MOVE. ELECTRIC TRIM NORMAL. YAW DAMPER OPS NORMAL, PRESSED AUTOPILOT RELEASE BUTTON SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO GET AUTOPILOT TO ENGAGE WITH NO SUCESS . AFTER LANDING , MANUAL PITCH TRIM CHECKED THROUGH IT'S FULL RANGE & IT WAS FREE AND CLEAR , NO BINDING OR RESISTANCE. PREFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF AUTOPILOT. CYCLED AUTOPILOT NUMEROUS TIMES THROUGH DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS. OPS CHECK MANUAL AND ELECTRIC PITCH TRIM THROUGH DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS. OPS CHECKED AUTOPILOT IN CONJUNCTION WITH PITCH TRIM. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD ON GROUND. ALL WORK DONE IAW CE-560XL M/M 22-11-03.

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