Service difficulty report · Trim System · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date
June 23, 2011
Submitted
June 24, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N700QS
Make and model
Gulstm 200
Aircraft serial
052
Aircraft time
6,649 hours, 3,999 cycles
Part
Trim System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON CLIMBOUT, AUTOPILOT PITCH TRIM FAIL EICAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE AUTOPILOT CONTINUED TO TRY TO TRIM, BUT TRIM CHANGE WAS NOT OCCURRING. AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTED. RETRIMMED ACFT. AUTOPILOT ENGAGED, STILL COULD NOT TRIM, & DISCONNECTED FOR REMAINDER OF FLT. PERFORMED STAB TRIM FUNCTIONAL TEST IAW MM 27-40-00. TESTED GOOD. PERFORMED OVERRIDE OPS TEST IAW MM 27-40-00. OPS TESTED GOOD. PERFORMED NORMAL OPS LOW SPEED. STAB DID NOT MOVE. ABOVE 250 KTS & MOVED AT 2.50 KTS & BELOW. OPS TESTED GOOD. PERFORMED EMERGENCY OPS TEST. IAW MM 27-40-00. TESTED GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED.