Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
July 14, 2010
Submitted
July 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N611QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605548
Aircraft time
4,958 hours, 3,925 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Part number
66600031
Condition
Broken
Location
Pitch Trim
Part time
223 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON DESCENT FOR APPROACH, THE PITCH TRIM LIGHT ON THE PFD CAME ON. AFTER DISCONNECTING AUTOPILOT, THE ELECTRIC TRIM DID NOT MOVE THE TRIM WHEEL. PITCH TRIM CIRCUIT BREAKER REMAINED IN. TRIM WHEEL AND INDICATOR MOVED MANUALLY WITH LITTLE RESISTANCE. ON POST FLIGHT, THE PITCH TRIM TABS DID NOT MOVE WITH EITHER ELECTRIC OR MANUAL TRIM. FOUND ELEV TRIM CABLE BROKEN AT PULLEY SET AT FS591.57. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT ELEV TRIM CABLE WITH NEW UNIT IAW MM 27-32-02 OPS CHECKS GOOD AT THIS TIME. SUB SQUAK R & R PULLEYS IAW MM 27-32-02 MS20219-2 (PULLEY) 4 EACH.

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