Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 6, 2013
Submitted
December 10, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N689QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605659
Aircraft time
6,270 hours, 4,809 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
666016120
Part serial
MSA8495015
Condition
Faulty
Location
Elevator
Part time
400 hours, 313 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT FL400 PITCH MISTRIM ANNUNCIATED IN OUR PFDS. UPON DISCONNECTING THE AUTOPILOT, THE ACFT PITCHED DOWN. NEEDED SIGNIFICANT BACK PRESS TO HOLD ALTITUDE. NOTICED THAT THE TRIM WAS JAMMED IN POSITION, WOULD NOT MOVE ELECTRICALLY NOR BY HAND. UPON DESCENDING INTO WARMER AIR & AT 9000 FT WE NOTICED THAT THE TRIM WAS UNJAMMED. WORKED NORMALLY THROUGH FURTHER DESCENT & TOUCHDOWN. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT AND RIGHT ELEVATOR TRIM ACTUATORS PER CE-560XL MM CH 27-32-03. OPS CHECKS GOOD.

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