Service difficulty report · Trim Motor · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
January 22, 2008
Submitted
January 29, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N628QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605305
Aircraft time
5,176 hours, 4,030 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Trim Motor
Part number
444303739
Part serial
T424
Condition
Sticks
Location
Elevator
Part time
5,176 hours, 4,303 cycles
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

CLIMBING FROM FL 380 TO FL 410 AT 18,600 LBS AND 180 KTS WHEN WE RAN OUT OF FWD NOSE DOWN TRIM. REPLACED ELECTRIC TRIM MOTOR FOR TROUBLESHOOTING PURPOSES AND FOR POSSIBLE COLD SOAK OF OLD TRIM MOTOR CAUSING OVER TORQUE CONDITION. OPS. CHECKED OKAY. LOWERING TRIM CABLE TENSIONS NOT REQUIRED. CHECKED ELEVATOR TRIM MOTOR AND ELEVATOR TRIM CABLE TENSIONS, THEY FALL WITHIN SPECS AT THIS TIME. CHECKED ELEVATOR TRIM TAB TRAVELS OKAY AT THIS TIME.

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