Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
July 19, 2010
Submitted
July 20, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N230QS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
059
Aircraft time
3,728 hours, 2,197 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
Illuminated
Location
Pitch Feel
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AMBER PITCH FEEL AFTER T/O LEAVING 5000 FT AT 240 KNOTS. DID NOT FEEL ANY CONTROL CHANGES. INSTALLED BREALEASH BOX TO SWITCH. ACCESSED FAULT HISTORY & FOUND NO FAULT CODES. PERFORMED TEST OF PITCH ARTHUR IAW MM 27-308 UPON MOVEMENT OF HORIZ STAB TO +1 DEG 15, "PITCH FEEL" CAS ILLUMINATES & TEST FAILS. PERFORMED TEST OF CUSTOM I/O MODULES LAND 2 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW MM 31-425. SUSPECT FAULTY PITCH ARTHUR CONTROL UNIT. SUB SQK R & R ELEVATOR ARTHUR UNIT. COMPLIED WITH PRE-REMOVAL THROWS & FOUND ALL 3 POSITIONS OF ELEVATOR THROWS TO BE WITHIN LIMITS IAW MM 27-309. REMOVED IAW MM 27-318, INSTALLED IAW MM 27-318. COMPLIED WITH POST INSTALL CHECK. REF MM 27-318, SEC 4 AND 5. ES 206028.