Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
December 18, 2007
Submitted
December 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N101QS
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK484
Aircraft time
830 hours, 822 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Switch
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Yoke
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 TAKEOFF PITCHTRIM FAILED AT 2000 FT AGL, PITCH TRIM WOULD NOT LEAVE GREEN ARC. FOUND PILOTS PITCH TRIM SWITCH INOP. REMOVED PILOTS YOKE ASSY. PN 128284060-13 SN 0039 AND INSTALLED NEW PILOTS YOKE ASSY. PN 128384060-13, SN 0076. IAW CMM 27-10-15 OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF SWITCHES ON YOKE SATISFACTORY.

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