Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
May 7, 2009
Submitted
May 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N664QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605264
Aircraft time
6,433 hours, 5,084 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
666016114
Condition
Binding
Location
Trim System
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

IN CRUISE, PITCH TRIM WHEEL (AUTOPILOT ENGAGED) WAS FELT JERKING BUT NOT MOVING. AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTED TO FIND EXCESSIVE NOSE DOWN FORCE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLT. NOSE DOWN ELECTRIC TRIM DID NOT MOVE TRIM WHEEL. ONLY TWICE NORMAL HAND PRESSURE ON WHEEL CAUSED IT TO FREE & APPEAR TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. SITUATION REPEATED & TRIM BECAME JAMMED, 10 MINS LATER, & HAND FORCE FREED TRIM WHEEL. POST FLT CHECKS ON TRIM NORMAL WITH FULL TRAVEL AVAILABLE BOTH ELECTRICALLY & MECHANICALLY. T/S SYSTEM. FOUND RT ELEV TRIM ACTUATOR BINDING & WOULD NOT TAKE GREASE WHEN ATTEMPTED TO LUBE- REMOVED & REPLACED RT TRIM ACT WITH NEW UNIT, PERFORMED RIGGING & OPS & CABLE TENSION CHECKS. SYSTEM OPS GOOD AT THIS TIME.

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