Service difficulty report · Trim System · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
May 15, 2015
Submitted
May 18, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N642QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605561
Aircraft time
8,882 hours, 7,010 cycles
Part
Trim System
Condition
Jammed
Location
Elevator
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DESCENDING THROUGH APPROXIMATELY FL 340 GOT PITCH TRIM ANNUNCIATOR. DISENGAGED AUTOPILOT & REALIZED IT WAS A JAMMED ELEVATOR TRIM. RAN CHECKLIST WHILE MAKING DECENT TO LOWER & WARMER ALTITUDE. AFTER LEVEL AT 4000 FEET FOR APPROX FIVE MINUTES ELEVATOR TRIM UNJAMMED & OPERATED NORMALLY. VISUALLY INSPECTED ELEVATOR TRIM CABLES IN HORIZONTAL STABILIZER & EMPENNAGE, NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. LUBRICATED LT & RT ELEVATOR TRIM TAB ACTUATORS WITH PN GREASE 5565450-28 IAW AMM, CHAPTER 12-21-01. OPERATED SYS 4 FULL CYCLES BY HAND & 4 FULL CYCLES WITH ELEC TRIM & OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD AT THIS TIME.

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