Service difficulty report · Trim System · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
February 17, 2012
Submitted
February 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N568QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605829
Aircraft time
2,752 hours, 2,152 cycles
Part
Trim System
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Ailerons
Stage of operation
CR
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

ROLL TRIM ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED IN CRUISE. AUTOPILOT MANUALLY DISCONNECTED TO RETRIM AILERONS. AILERON TRIM WHEEL STUCK & WOULD NOT MOVE LT OR RT. ROLL TRIM ANNUNCIATOR STAYED ON FOR 80 PERCENT OF THE FLIGHT. ON GROUND, ABLE TO MOVE AILERON TRIM. CHECKED AILERON TRIM MANUALLY & FOUND TO MOVE FREELY. COMPLIED WITH AILERON TRIM ACTUATOR LUBRICATION. WHILE INSERTING GREASE FOUND WATER TO BE PURGING FROM ACTUATOR- PURGED GREASE AND WATER SEVERAL TIMES. CHECKED GOOD IAW MM CH 27-90-10. OPS CHECKED AUTO-PILOT- CHECKED GOOD IAW MM CH 22-11-03.

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