Service difficulty report · Chain · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
October 27, 2009
Submitted
November 10, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N394QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600394
Aircraft time
10,754 hours, 8,780 cycles
Part
Chain
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Control Collumn
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, J
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

AT ROTATION, ACFT NEEDED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO LIFT OFF, USED ELEC PITCH TRIM AND DIDN'T WORK. USED MANUAL TRIM TO TRIM THE ACFT. DURING FLIGHT, TRIM INDICATOR SHOWED FULL AFT. CHECKLIST WERE COMPLETED AND ELEC PITCH TRIM CB WAS PULLED. A/P MIS TRIM LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH AUTO PILOT ENGAGED. CHECKED CABLES FOR PITCH TRIM AT PEDISTAL, TAIL SERVO AND FLOOR FOUND METAL SHAVING ON TRIM CHAIN AND ON SPROCKET IN PEDISTAL. METAL SHAVINGS WERE UNDER FMS LEFT OVER FROM REVIOUS MAINTENANCE. NO DAMAGE TO CHAIN ON SPROCKET. CLEANED SPROCKET AND CHAIN FOR PITCH TRIM IN PEDISTAL AND LUBED IAW CESNA MM CH 27-31-00 AND CH 12-21-01. OPS CHECK GOOD.