Service difficulty report · Mount · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 20, 2007
Submitted
December 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N669QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605689
Aircraft time
843 hours, 666 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW545B
Part
Mount
Condition
Loose
Location
Trim Wheel
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF, F/O HAD TO USE FULL FORWARD PRESSURE TO KEEP NOSE DOWN. FOUND ELEVATOR TRIM WHEEL MOUNTING SCREWS LOOSE CAUSING THE POINTER TO SKIP ITS TRACK. REINDEX POINTER TO TRIM WHEEL AND TAKEOFF MARKER INDEX. RESECURED TRIM WHEEL SCREWS AS ORIGINAL REF CESSNA 560XLS MM 27-32-01 CHECKED ELEVATOR TRIM TRAVELS FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS PER CESSNA MM 560XLS 27-32-01. OPS CHECKED GOOD NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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