Service difficulty report · Elevator System · Raythn HAWKER800XP

Difficulty date
March 20, 2011
Submitted
March 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828QS
Make and model
Raythn HAWKER800XP
Aircraft serial
258528
Aircraft time
7,821 hours, 5,494 cycles
Part
Elevator System
Condition
Frozen
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER LEAVING CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL400 WITH AUTOPILOT ENGAGED IN VS MODE, AIRPLANE STARTED TO OSCILLATE IN PITCH WHILE DESCENDING THROUGH FL 300 AS INDICATED AIRSPEED INCREASED. AUTOPILOT WAS DISCONNECTED AND ATTEMPTED TO USE ELECTRIC TRIM WITH NO RESULTS. ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE ELEVATOR TRIM BY HAND AND NOTICED IT WAS FROZEN. IT BROKE FREE ONLY TO STICK AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES. ELEVATOR TRIM MOVES FREELY ON GROUND. CLEANED AREA AND ACTUATORS OF OLD GREASE AND DIRT. GREASED ACTUATORS AND EXERCISED TRIM ACTUATORS. REPEATED ACTION 3 TIMES IAW ACTUATOR TO ENSURE ALL OLD GREASE WAS R & R WITH NEW. WORK DONE IAW AMM 27-30-51.