Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
February 23, 2013
Submitted
March 1, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605735
Aircraft time
4,698 hours, 3,601 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
666016120
Condition
Damaged
Location
Trim Sys
Part time
4,698 hours, 3,601 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE AFTER TAKEOFF THE TRIM WHEEL FROZE. NEITHER THE ELECTRIC TRIM OR MANUAL PRESSURE WOULD MOVE THE WHEEL. PUT MORE FORCE INTO MOVING THE WHEEL MANUALLY THAN NORMAL AND THE WHEEL BROKE LOOSE AND ALL TRIM FUNCTIONS RETURNED TO NORMAL. TRIM CHECKED FINE IN PREFLIGHT/BEFORE TAKEOFF AND ALSO TESTS FINE ON POSTFLIGHT. INSPECTED ELEVATOR TRIM CABLES AND ROUTING , NO DEFECTS NOTED. FOUND BLACK COLORED GREASE COMING FROM RT & LT TRIM ACTUATORS AND ABNORMALLY EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF GREASE ON TRIM CHAINS AND OUTSIDE OF ACTUATORS. REMOVED PUSH PULL ROD BOLTS AND FOUND ONE ACTUATOR ROD ON EACH ACTUATOR GRITTY/ BONDING WHEN TURNED. REMOVED RT & LT ELEVATORS, REMOVED AND REPLACED RT & LT ELEVATOR TRIM TAB ACTUATORS IAW MM 27-32-03. RE-INSTALLED RT & LT ELEVATORS IAW MM 27-31-01. PERFORMED ELEVATOR TRIM TAB SYSTEM RIGGING IAW MM 27-31-00. ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TRIM TAB TRAVEL CHECKS GOOD IAW MM 27-31-00-221. CLOSED ALL ACCESS PANELS.

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