Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
March 2, 2014
Submitted
March 5, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N641QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605295
Aircraft time
9,750 hours, 7,652 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Elevator
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

DURING CLIMB OUT, THE ELEVATOR TRIM WOULD NOT TRIM FWD AS NEEDED. AIRPLANE WAS BEING HAND FLOWN AT THE TIME. UPON LEVEL OFF WE TRIED TO TRIM MANUALLY & THE TRIM MOMENTARILY WOULD MOVE IN REVERSE BUT NOTHING FWD OF WHERE IT STOPPED WORKING PREVIOUSLY. ONCE SPEED WAS SLOWED, CONTROL FORCES BECAME MORE MANAGEABLE. UPON TAXI IN TRIM WAS STILL JAMMED. MAINTENANCE ADVISED TO REGREASE ACTUATORS. GREASED ACTUATORS. OPERATIONAL CHECK OF MANUAL AND ELECTRIC ELEVATOR TRIM GOOD. WORK DONE IAW MM CH 12-21-01, 27-32-02.

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