Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
February 28, 2007
Submitted
March 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N990QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500190
Aircraft time
5,114 hours, 3,016 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007C
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Elevator Clacker
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ELEVATOR TRIM AUDIO (CLACKER) BEGINS RUNNING CONTINUOUSLY DURING FLIGHT WITH AUTOPILOT ON BUT NO TRIMMING ACTUALLY OCCURS. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN FLIGHT GUIDANCE (B) IS SELECTED AND THE AUDIO STOPPED WHEN FLIGHT GUIDANCE TO (A). THIS HAS OCCURRED DURING CRUISE AT HIGH ALTITUDE AND ALSO AT LOW ALTITUDE DURING APPROACH. CONNECTED EXTERNAL POWER. BROUGHT UP AVIONICS SYSTEM "CLACKER" OPS CHECKS GOOD. RAN AUTOPILOT AT INTERVALS OVER A 2 HR PERIOD. COULD NOT DUPLICATE.

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