Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
November 8, 2011
Submitted
November 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N677QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605367
Aircraft time
6,602 hours, 5,229 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
666016120
Condition
Binding
Location
Elevator Trim
Stage of operation
CR
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

THE AP PITCH MISTRIM ILLUMINATED AT FL410. AFTER THE AUTO PILOT WAS DISENGAGED, DISCOVERED THE ELEVATOR PITCH TRIM WAS JAMMED AND COULD NOT BE MOVED ELECTRICALLY OR MANUALLY IN THE NOSE UP DIRECTION BUT COULD SLIGHTLY BE TRIMMED MANUALLY BUT NOT ELECTRICALLY IN THE NOSE DOWN DIRECTION. DURING THE DESCENT WE HAD MORE TRIM AVAILABLE TO US BUT WAS STILL LIMITED. AFTER LANDING THE ELEVATOR TRIM APPEARED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. R & R LT AND RT ELEVATOR TRIM TAB ACTUATOR IAW MM 27-31-01. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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