Service difficulty report · Control Wheel · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 30, 2007
Submitted
January 7, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N693QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605657
Aircraft time
1,374 hours, 1,053 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW545B
Part
Control Wheel
Condition
Damaged
Location
Pitch Trim
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(EMERGENCY DECLARED) ON ROTATION AN UNUSUAL NOSE UP FORCE WAS NOTED REQUIRING FULL NOSE DOWN TRIM. BOTH PILOTS APPLIED NOSE DOWN PRESSURE AND CONDITION WORSENED AS SPEED INCREASED. FOUND PITCH TRIM WHEEL IMPROPERLY CLOCKED & PART OF INDICATOR TRACK MISSING. REPLACED PITCH TRIM CONTROL WHEEL WITH A NEW WHEEL & PROPERLY POSITIONED INDICATOR PINS PER CE560XL MM 27-10-05. OPS CHECK GOOD. VERIFIED PITCH TRIM TO OPERATED NORMALLY STOP TO STOP.

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