Service difficulty report · Actuator · Raythn 400ARAYTHEON

Difficulty date
September 22, 2008
Submitted
May 20, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N108QS
Make and model
Raythn 400ARAYTHEON
Aircraft serial
RK382
Aircraft time
2,339 hours, 2,223 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
6226717104
Part serial
2G14G
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Autopilot
Stage of operation
CR
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

A/P PITCH TRIM FAILURE IN FLIGHT. AFTER LANDING AND SECURED AT THE FBO A/P FAILS GROUND TEST. TROUBLESHOT ON GROUND WITH GPU POWER AND FOUND ALL OPS NORMAL. NO FAILURES NOTED. CHECKED ALL CLEAR. CONTACTED MCC AND REVIEW PROBLEM. RAN AUTOPILOT FOR 35 MINUTES WITH NO FAULTS, CHECKED TRIM NORMAL AND EMERGENCY. ALL CHECKS OK. CLEANED AND INSPECTED CONNECTOR PINS. RESEATED AND RAN AUTOPILOT AGAIN. ALL CHECKED OK. REPLACED PITCH SERVO WITH NEW UNIT. CHECKED A/P PITCH TRIM AND FOUND A/P PITCH TRIM FAIL ANNUNCIATOR REF: HB-400A MM CH 22-13-00 AND ASM 523-0775807.