Service difficulty report · Circuit Board · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
March 19, 2014
Submitted
March 24, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N599QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605714
Aircraft time
6,120 hours, 4,705 cycles
Part
Circuit Board
Part number
65183517
Part serial
1148
Condition
Failed
Part time
127 hours, 86 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S, P, F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FIVE MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, CLIMBING THROUGH 11000 AT 220KIAS, AUTOPILOT ENGAGED, PITCH TRIM ANNUNCIATOR APPEARED ON THE PF. DISCONNECTING THE AUTOPILOT REVEALED ABOUT 15 LBS OF NOSE UP ELEVATOR CONTROL PRESS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT. NEITHER ELEC TRIM SWITCH WOULD MOVE TRIM. MANUAL TRIM ATTEMPT ALSO INEFFECTIVE IN CHANGING TRIM. THE ELEVATOR TRIM WAS JAMMED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. COMPLIED WITH EMERGENCY JAMMED TRIM CHECKLIST & LANDED WITH TRIM 1/2 INCH FWD OF THE TAKEOFF RANGE. ON TAXI BACK I FELT THE TRIM WHEEL SUDDENLY MOVE A QUARTER TURN & IT APPEARS TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. FLIGHT CONDITIONS WERE WELL OUTSIDE ICING CONDITION PARAMETERS. PERFORMED A VISUAL AND TENSION CHECK OF THE ELEVATOR TRIM CABLES. NO DEFECTS NOTED. RING-OUTS OF THE CAPAINS AND CO-PILOT'S ELEVATOR TRIM SWITHES CHECK GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PC BOARD IAW MM 24-51-00. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ELEVATOR TRIM ACTUATOR MOUNT IAW MM 27-32-04. PERFORMED TRIM WHEEL ADJUSTMENT. ALL FUNCTION AND OPS TESTS GOOD IAW MM 27-31-00.

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