Service difficulty report · Pointer · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
May 2, 2013
Submitted
May 7, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N686QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605661
Aircraft time
5,528 hours, 4,282 cycles
Part
Pointer
Part number
666104212
Condition
Bent
Location
Pitch Trim
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

PITCH TRIM IS HARD TO MOVE AND BINDING AS IT IS MOVED NOSE UP THROUGH THE TAKEOFF RANGE. BINDING CAN BE FELT WHILE USING MANUAL TRIM. WHILE USING ELECTRIC TRIM YOU CAN SEE THE TRIM WHEEL SLOW AND ALMOST STOP AT THE SAME POSITIONS AS USING MANUAL TRIM. INSPECTED TRIM SYS CABLES, PULLEYS, ACTUATORS AND CONTROL SYS. DISSASSEMBLED, CLEANED AND LUBED CONTROL ASSY, INSTALLED NEW INDICATOR ARM (FOUND BENT) CABLE TENSIONS GOOD, RIGGED SYS AFTER MAINT COMPLETED. OPS AND TRAVEL CHECKS GOOD. T/O WARNING SYS OPS CHECK GOOD. NO BINDING, SMOOTH OPERATION IN MANUAL AND ELECTRIC TRIM, LUBED TRIM ACTUATORS REF MM 27-31-00 AND 27-32-01 POINTER (PN: 6661042-12, NSN), POINTER A (PN: 6661053-15, NSN).

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