Service difficulty report · Trim System · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
May 27, 2013
Submitted
May 29, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N839QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600690
Aircraft time
5,332 hours, 4,286 cycles
Part
Trim System
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Aileron
Stage of operation
CR
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

AT FL 400, AUTOPILOT DISENGAGED, DISCOVERED THE AILERON TRIM ALMOST UNMOVABLE. ABLE TO MOVE TRIM WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE. DURING POST-FLIGHT, AILERON TRIM MOVES FREELY. POSSIBLE FREEZING ISSUE AT ALTITUDE. CHECKED AILERON TRIM TENSION & AILERON WING CABLE TENSION, AILERON TRIM CABLE TENSIONS ARE SUPPOSE TO BE 20 +/- 3LBS. AILERON TRIM CABLE TENSIONS ARE AT 23LBS. AILERON WING CABLE TENSIONS ARE SUPPOSE TO BE AT 30 +/- 5LBS. AILERON WING CABLE TENSIONS ARE AT 33LBS. CLEANED GREASE FROM BORES OF ACTUATOR. FOUND EXCESS WATER IN GREASE, FOUND TRIM CHAINS CAKED WITH GREASE & WATER. CLEANED CHAINS AND CHAIN. GREASED ACTUATOR AND CHAINS TRIM OPERATED SMOOTH NO GRINDING NO BINDING, DONE IAW CMM 27-10-06.