Service difficulty report · Trim System · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
August 13, 2012
Submitted
August 31, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N699QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605199
Aircraft time
9,080 hours, 7,188 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW545A
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, MORE THAN USUAL FORWARD PRESSURE ON YOKE WAS REQUIRED PRIOR TO FLAPS 0 DEGREES. AFTER LEVELING OFF AT FL190 (AUTO PILOT ON), AIRPLANE WAS USING MORE THAN USUAL NOSE DOWN TRIM. TRIM WAS ALMOST AT FULL NOSE DOWN STOPS (TOP OF WHITE ARC ON TRIM WHEEL). AFTER LANDING, CREW TESTED TRIM WHEEL AGAIN AND NOTICED IT DOES NOT GO ALL THE WAY TO BOTTOM OF WHITE ARC WHEN TRIMMED IN THE FULL NOSE UP POSITION. INSPECTED ELEVATOR TRIM TAB SYS. FOUND TRIM INDICATION RANGE TOO FAR FOREWARD. POINTED WOUDL MOVE TO THE TOP OF RANGE AND WHEEL COULD BE ROTATED ANOTHER TURN WITHOUT POINTER MOVEMENT. POINTER WOULD STOP +/- 1" BELOW TAKE-OFF MARKER AT FULL NOSE-UP. REMOVED, RE-INDEXED TRIM WHEEL / POINTER AND RE-INSTALLED TRIM WHEEL IAW MM CHAP 27-32-01. C/W ELEVATOR TRIM TRAVEL CHECKS IAW MM CHAP. 27-31-00. TRAVELS AND INDICATOR OPS CHECK GOOD. APPLIED HYD AND PERFORMED "NO TAKEOFF" CHECKS, OPS CHECK GOOD. SERVICED HYD.

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