Service difficulty report · Trim System · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
November 11, 2011
Submitted
November 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N630QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605130
Aircraft time
9,422 hours, 7,446 cycles
Part
Trim System
Condition
Frozen
Location
Elevators
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ELEVATOR TRIM STUCK. FROZE UP INFLIGHT. IT WOULD NOT OPERATE ELECTRICALLY OR MANUALLY. IT COULD NOT BE MOVED ANY AT ALL MANUALLY. IT CREATED POSITIVE FORWARD FORCE ON THE CONTROLLS INFLIGHT. ONCE ON THE GROUND IT STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. PERFORMED ELEVATOR TRIM TAB ELECTRICAL AND MANUAL TRAVEL CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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